82R3566 VOO-D
By: Guillen H.B. No. 509
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the penalty for the offense of reckless driving.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 545.401(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor
punishable by:
(1) a fine not to exceed $500 [$200];
(2) confinement in county jail for not more than 30
days; or
(3) both the fine and the confinement.
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, 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 was committed before that
date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.