81R3709 JAM-D
By: Miklos H.B. No. 730
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the general penalty for violation of a traffic law of
this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 542.401, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 542.401. GENERAL PENALTY. A person convicted of an
offense that is a misdemeanor under this subtitle for which another
penalty is not provided shall be punished by a fine of not less than
$1 or more than $500 [$200].
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
covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed. 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, 2009.