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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the imposition by the Department of Public Safety of |
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administrative and civil consequences for certain criminal |
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convictions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.042, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) Except as provided by Subsection (g), the department may |
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not consider a record of a conviction of a license holder that is |
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received by the department after the first anniversary of the date |
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of the conviction in a decision to impose an enforcement action |
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against the license holder, including a decision to suspend, |
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revoke, or deny renewal of the license holder's driver's license. |
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(g) The department may consider a record of a conviction of |
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a license holder that is received by the department after the first |
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anniversary of the date of the conviction in a decision to impose an |
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enforcement action against the license holder if: |
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(1) the license holder: |
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(A) is a commercial driver's license holder or |
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was a commercial driver's license holder at the time of the offense; |
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(B) was operating a commercial motor vehicle at |
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the time of the offense; or |
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(C) was operating a motor vehicle and |
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transporting a hazardous material at the time of the offense; or |
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(2) the conviction is for an offense under Chapter 49, |
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Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |