| 1 | 1 | | 81R5176 KJM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Miller of Erath H.B. No. 2341 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to minimum liability insurance coverage amounts for |
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| 8 | 8 | | persons convicted of offenses related to the operation of a motor |
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| 9 | 9 | | vehicle while intoxicated. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 601.072, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 12 | 12 | | by adding Subsections (a-2) and (a-3) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a-2) A person convicted of an offense relating to the |
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| 14 | 14 | | operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated must maintain, in |
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| 15 | 15 | | addition to the minimum coverage required by this section, |
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| 16 | 16 | | additional liability insurance coverage to establish financial |
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| 17 | 17 | | responsibility under this chapter. The amount of liability |
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| 18 | 18 | | coverage required increases by $25,000 for each conviction. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (a-3) In this section, "offense relating to the operating of |
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| 20 | 20 | | a motor vehicle while intoxicated" has the meaning assigned by |
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| 21 | 21 | | Section 49.09, Penal Code. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. Section 601.072, Transportation Code, as amended |
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| 23 | 23 | | by this Act, applies only to an offense committed on or after the |
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| 24 | 24 | | effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the |
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| 25 | 25 | | effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect |
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| 26 | 26 | | immediately before that date, and the former law is continued in |
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| 27 | 27 | | effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense |
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| 28 | 28 | | was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the offense occurred before that date. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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