81R4987 SLB-D By: Lucio S.B. No. 1356 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a fee associated with the assignment of a vehicle identification number by the Texas Department of Transportation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 501.033, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) If the auto theft unit of a sheriff's department conducts an inspection required by the department under this section, the sheriff's department may impose a fee of $40. The county treasurer shall credit the fee to the general fund of the county to defray the county's costs associated with administering this chapter, including the administration of title hearings. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.