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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection of surcharges assessed under the driver |
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responsibility program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. AMNESTY PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "offense |
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relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated" has |
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the meaning assigned by Section 49.09, Penal Code. |
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(b) Not later than September 1, 2017, the Department of |
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Public Safety of the State of Texas by rule shall establish an |
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amnesty program for holders of a driver's license on which a |
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surcharge has been assessed under Chapter 708, Transportation Code. |
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(c) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (e) of this |
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section, the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas by |
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rule shall offer a holder of a driver's license on which a surcharge |
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has been assessed a 50 percent reduction of the total dollar amount |
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of unpaid surcharges owed by the license holder for a 30-day period |
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to be determined by the department. |
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(d) The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas |
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shall, not later than 30 days before the amnesty program goes into |
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effect, provide written notice to each person eligible to |
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participate in the amnesty program. |
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(e) A surcharge may not be reduced under this section if the |
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surcharge was assessed for: |
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(1) an offense relating to the operating of a motor |
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vehicle while intoxicated; or |
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(2) an offense involving an accident that caused the |
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death of another person. |
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SECTION 2. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |