Bill Text: TX HB765 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the disposition of certain misdemeanor offenses committed by a holder of a commercial driver's license.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-23 - No action taken in committee [HB765 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB765-Introduced.html
  83R1981 NAJ-F
 
  By: King of Parker H.B. No. 765
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the disposition of certain misdemeanor offenses
  committed by a holder of a commercial driver's license.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article 45.051(f), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (f)  This article does not apply to:
               (1)  an offense to which Section 542.404,
  Transportation Code, applies; or
               (2)  a violation of a state law or local ordinance
  relating to motor vehicle control, other than a parking violation,
  committed by a person who, while operating a commercial motor
  vehicle, as defined by Section 522.003, Transportation Code, [:]
                     [(A)  holds a commercial driver's license; or
                     [(B)]  held a commercial driver's license [when
  the offense was committed].
         SECTION 2.  Article 45.0511(s), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (s)  This article does not apply to an offense committed by a
  person who, while operating a commercial motor vehicle, as defined
  by Section 522.003, Transportation Code, [:]
               [(1)  holds a commercial driver's license; or
               [(2)]  held a commercial driver's license [when the
  offense was committed].
         SECTION 3.  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
  covered by the law in effect when 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 was committed before that
  date.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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