Bill Text: TX SB364 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to statistical information on the prosecution of certain offenses relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [SB364 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB364-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 364 | ||
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| relating to statistical information on the prosecution of certain | ||
| offenses relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while | ||
| intoxicated. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 411, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 411.049 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 411.049. REPORT RELATED TO CERTAIN INTOXICATION | ||
| OFFENSES. (a) In this section, "offense relating to the operating | ||
| of a motor vehicle while intoxicated" has the meaning assigned by | ||
| Section 49.09, Penal Code. | ||
| (b) The department shall compile and maintain statistical | ||
| information on the prosecution of offenses relating to the | ||
| operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, including: | ||
| (1) the number of arrests; | ||
| (2) the number of arrests resulting in release with no | ||
| charges; | ||
| (3) the number of charges resulting in a plea of not | ||
| guilty and a trial; | ||
| (4) the number of charges resulting in a plea of guilty | ||
| or nolo contendere; | ||
| (5) the number of charges resulting in a conviction of | ||
| the offense charged in the original information, indictment, | ||
| complaint, or other charging instrument; | ||
| (6) the number of charges resulting in a conviction of | ||
| an offense other than the offense charged in the original | ||
| information, indictment, complaint, or other charging instrument; | ||
| and | ||
| (7) the number of charges resulting in a dismissal. | ||
| (c) Each law enforcement agency that enforces Chapter 49, | ||
| Penal Code, and each appropriate prosecuting attorney's office and | ||
| court in this state shall report in the manner and on a form | ||
| prescribed by the department the information necessary for the | ||
| department to compile the information required by Subsection (b). | ||
| (d) The department shall identify law enforcement agencies, | ||
| prosecuting attorney's offices, and courts required to report under | ||
| Subsection (c) that fail to timely report or that report incomplete | ||
| information to the department. | ||
| (e) The department shall submit to the legislature not later | ||
| than February 15 of each year a report of the statistical | ||
| information described in Subsection (b) compiled for the preceding | ||
| calendar year. The report must include a list of the law | ||
| enforcement agencies, prosecuting attorney's offices, and courts | ||
| identified by the department under Subsection (d). | ||
| (f) The department may adopt rules to implement this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2. The Department of Public Safety of the State of | ||
| Texas shall submit the first report required by Subsection (e), | ||
| Section 411.049, Government Code, as added by this Act, not later | ||
| than February 15, 2013. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 364 passed the Senate on | ||
| March 31, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 364 passed the House on | ||
| May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, one | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
