Bill Text: TX HB2979 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the punishment for certain offenses involving parking in a space designated for persons with disabilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-22 - Referred to Transportation [HB2979 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2979-Introduced.html
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By: Klick | H.B. No. 2979 |
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relating to the punishment for certain offenses involving parking | ||
in a space designated for persons with disabilities. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 681.011, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsections (g-1) and (g-2) | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(g) Except as provided by Subsections (g-1), (h), (i), (j), | ||
and (k) [ |
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punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $750. | ||
(g-1) In lieu of imposing a fine on conviction under | ||
Subsection (g), the court may order a person who has not previously | ||
been convicted of an offense under this section to: | ||
(1) perform community service at a nonprofit | ||
organization that serves persons with disabilities or persons with | ||
disabling diseases; | ||
(2) perform any community service that may sensitize | ||
the person to the needs of and obstacles faced by persons with | ||
disabilities; or | ||
(3) attend education classes on disability awareness | ||
and accessible parking. | ||
(g-2) The court shall set the number of hours of community | ||
service or education classes required under Subsection (g-1). | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to | ||
an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An | ||
offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed | ||
by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the | ||
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of | ||
this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of | ||
this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |