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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to assignment of traffic citations to justices of the |
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peace in large counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 351, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 351.905 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 351.905. ASSIGNMENT OF TRAFFIC CITATIONS TO JUSTICES |
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OF THE PEACE IN LARGE COUNTIES. A sheriff and each constable in a |
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county with a population of one million or more shall ensure that, |
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in each county fiscal year, each justice of the peace in the county |
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is assigned, to the extent possible, an equal number of citations |
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for a violation of highway law under Title 7, Transportation Code, |
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issued by county law enforcement in the county. |
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SECTION 2. Section 351.905, Local Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a county fiscal year that begins on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2023. |