H.B. No. 3464
AN ACT
relating to the enforcement of certain development regulations in a
justice court.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 231.229(b), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this
subchapter or an order or development regulation adopted under this
subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each
day that a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense. Trial
shall be in the justice [district] court.
SECTION 2. Section 231.229, Local Government Code, as
amended by this Act, applies 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 when the
offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for
that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3464 was passed by the House on April
22, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3464 was passed by the Senate on May
27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor