By: Farrar H.B. No. 2763
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an exemption for the denial of driver's license renewal
for violations of local ordinances concerning solid waste and heavy
trash.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 706.004, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 706.004. DENIAL OF RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSE. (a)
If a political subdivision has contracted with the department, on
receiving the necessary information from the political subdivision
the department may deny the renewal of a person's driver's license
for failure to appear based on a complaint or citation or failure to
pay or satisfy a judgment ordering the payment of a fine and cost in
the manner ordered by the court in a matter involving an offense
described by Section 706.002(a).
(b) The information must include:
(1) the name, date of birth, and driver's license
number of the person;
(2) the nature and date of the alleged violation;
(3) a statement that the person failed to appear as
required by law or failed to satisfy a judgment ordering payment of
a fine and the cost in a matter involving an offense described by
Section 706.002(a); and
(4) any other information required by the department.
(c) The department shall not deny renewal of a driver's
license under this Section if the underlying offense described by
Section 706.002(a) is a violation of a local ordinance concerning
solid waste or heavy trash procedures.