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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the placement of a slow-moving-vehicle emblem. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 547.703(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a slow-moving |
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vehicle shall display a slow-moving-vehicle emblem that: |
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(1) has a reflective surface designed to be clearly |
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visible in daylight or at night from the light of standard |
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automobile headlamps at a distance of at least 500 feet; |
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(2) is mounted base down on the rear of the vehicle and |
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at a height that does not impair the visibility of the emblem [from
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three to five feet above the road surface]; and |
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(3) is maintained in a clean, reflective condition. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was |
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committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |