82R3327 NAJ-D
By: Gonzalez H.B. No. 258
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the amount of the state traffic fine.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 542.4031(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the fine prescribed by Section 542.401 or
another section of this subtitle, as applicable, a person who
enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or is convicted of an
offense under this subtitle shall pay $45 [$30] as a state traffic
fine. The person shall pay the state traffic fine when the person
enters the person's plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or on the
date of conviction, whichever is earlier. The state traffic fine
shall be paid regardless of whether:
(1) a sentence is imposed on the person;
(2) the court defers final disposition of the person's
case; or
(3) the person is placed on community supervision,
including deferred adjudication community supervision.
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, 2011.