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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to liability for certain damage caused by vehicles |
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exceeding maximum height limitations; creating a criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 621.207(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The owner of a vehicle is strictly liable for any [Any] |
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damage to a bridge, underpass, or similar structure that is caused |
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by the height of the [a] vehicle [is the responsibility of the owner
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of the vehicle]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 621.504, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 621.504. BRIDGE OR UNDERPASS CLEARANCE. (a) A person |
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commits an offense if the person operates [may not operate] or |
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attempts [attempt] to operate a vehicle over or on a bridge or |
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through an underpass or similar structure unless the height of the |
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vehicle, including load, is less than the vertical clearance of the |
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structure as shown by the records of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor |
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punishable by a fine in an amount not to exceed the cost of any |
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damage caused by the height of the vehicle. |
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SECTION 3. Section 621.504, Transportation Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to damage that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |