Bill Text: TX SB653 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to certain offenses regarding parking privileges of veterans with disabilities.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-04 - Left pending in committee [SB653 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB653-Introduced.html
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| By: Blanco, Campbell | S.B. No. 653 | |
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| relating to certain offenses regarding parking privileges of | ||
| veterans with disabilities. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 681.011, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Subsections (m), (n), and (o) to read as follows: | ||
| (m) Subsections (n) and (o) apply only to a person who | ||
| commits an offense under Subsection (b) when the vehicle: | ||
| (1) displays special license plates issued under | ||
| Section 504.202 other than special license plates issued under | ||
| Section 504.202(b-1); and | ||
| (2) does not display a disabled parking placard. | ||
| (n) Notwithstanding Subsections (g)-(k), an offense | ||
| described by Subsection (m) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of | ||
| not less than $25 or more than $200 or not more than 10 hours of | ||
| community service, except that: | ||
| (1) if the person has previously been convicted one | ||
| time of an offense described by Subsection (m) or received a | ||
| dismissal under Subsection (o), the offense is punishable by: | ||
| (A) a fine of not less than $200 or more than | ||
| $400; or | ||
| (B) not less than 10 hours or more than 20 hours | ||
| of community service; and | ||
| (2) if the person has previously been convicted two | ||
| times of an offense described by Subsection (m) or if the person has | ||
| previously received a dismissal under Subsection (o) and previously | ||
| been convicted one time of an offense described by Subsection (m), | ||
| the offense is punishable by: | ||
| (A) a fine of not less than $400 or more than | ||
| $750; or | ||
| (B) not less than 20 hours or more than 30 hours | ||
| of community service. | ||
| (o) The court shall dismiss a charge for an offense | ||
| described by Subsection (m) if the person: | ||
| (1) has not been previously convicted of an offense | ||
| described by that subsection; | ||
| (2) has not previously received a dismissal under this | ||
| subsection; and | ||
| (3) submits an application for a specialty license | ||
| plate that includes the symbol described by Section 504.201(f) | ||
| within six months after the date the person was charged with the | ||
| offense. | ||
| 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, 2023. | ||
