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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing an optional county fee imposed on an |
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applicant for a motor vehicle certificate of title. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 501, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 508.1385 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.1385. OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE. (a) Subject to |
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Subsection (b), the commissioners court of a county by order may |
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impose an additional fee, not to exceed $5, for an application for a |
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title that is submitted to the county assessor-collector of that |
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county. |
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(b) A commissioners court of a county may impose the |
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additional fee only if the fee is approved by a majority of the |
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qualified voters of the county voting on the issue at a referendum |
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election, which the commissioners court may order and hold for that |
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purpose. |
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(c) The additional fee shall be collected at the time an |
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applicant applies for a title. The county treasurer shall deposit |
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the additional fee in the officers' salary fund. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |