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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to operating a motor vehicle while a person is occupying |
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the trunk of the motor vehicle; 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. Subchapter I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 545.4141 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 545.4141. CARRYING PERSON IN TRUNK; OFFENSE. (a) In |
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this section, "trunk" means that portion of a motor vehicle that is: |
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(1) designed for the transportation of cargo and not |
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the transportation of the operator or passengers; and |
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(2) enclosed on all sides and accessible only by means |
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of a door or lid. |
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(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates a |
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motor vehicle on a highway or street while another person is |
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occupying the trunk. |
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(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |