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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the suspension of a driver's license issued to a person |
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who fails to pay an administrative penalty imposed by the Texas |
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Funeral Service Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 651.551(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission may assess an administrative penalty |
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against a person, regardless of whether the person holds a license |
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issued [regulated] under this chapter, if the commission determines |
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that the person has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under |
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this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 651.556, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 651.556. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. (a) On the |
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commission's request, the attorney general shall bring a civil |
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action to recover an administrative penalty owed under this |
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chapter. |
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(b) The commission may, in addition to making a request |
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under Subsection (a), notify the Department of Public Safety that a |
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person owes an administrative penalty imposed under this chapter |
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and that the person failed to pay the penalty when due. On receipt |
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of notice from the commission, the department shall suspend a |
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driver's license issued by the department to the person who is the |
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subject of the notice. The commission shall notify the department |
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after the person pays the penalty and the department shall |
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reinstate the person's driver's license. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |