82R10492 JSC-D
By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 1531
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the amount of a surcharge assessed on conviction of
certain offenses relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while
intoxicated against the driver's license of persons who complete an
alcohol or drug treatment program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 708.102, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) For the purposes of this section, a defendant is not
convicted of an offense if the defendant successfully completes a
drug court program or drug or alcohol treatment program, as
required by and verified by the convicting court.
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.