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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to penalties imposed on a holder of an alcoholic beverage |
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license or permit on the basis of a criminal prosecution. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.641(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A civil penalty[, including cancellation of a permit,] |
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may not be imposed on the holder of a permit or license on the basis |
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of a criminal prosecution in which the defendant was found not |
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guilty, the criminal charges were dismissed, or there has not been |
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final adjudication except for allegations of an offense that |
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affects the public safety, including: |
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(1) a breach of the peace; |
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(2) an offense relating to the trafficking of persons; |
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(3) an offense relating to the hours of sale or |
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consumption of alcohol; |
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(4) a drug-related offense; |
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(5) an offense relating to the sale, service, or |
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delivery of an alcoholic beverage to an intoxicated person; |
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(6) an offense relating to the permit holder or an |
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employee of the permit holder being intoxicated on the permitted |
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premises; or |
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(7) an offense relating to the sale, service, or |
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delivery of an alcoholic beverage to a minor or the employment of a |
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minor. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.641(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to the imposition of a penalty for |
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a violation that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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The imposition of a penalty for a violation that occurs before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |