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AN ACT
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relating to a defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of |
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operating a vehicle with an expired license plate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.407, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that |
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at the time of the offense: |
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(1) the office of the county assessor-collector for |
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the county in which the owner of the vehicle resided was closed for |
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a protracted period of time in accordance with Section |
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502.040(b)(2); and |
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(2) the vehicle's registration was expired for 30 |
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working days or less. |
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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 when the offense was committed, and |
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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 occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2835 was passed by the House on May |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2835 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |