83R1981 NAJ-F
By: King of Parker H.B. No. 765
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disposition of certain misdemeanor offenses
committed by a holder of a commercial driver's license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 45.051(f), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(f) This article does not apply to:
(1) an offense to which Section 542.404,
Transportation Code, applies; or
(2) a violation of a state law or local ordinance
relating to motor vehicle control, other than a parking violation,
committed by a person who, while operating a commercial motor
vehicle, as defined by Section 522.003, Transportation Code, [:]
[(A) holds a commercial driver's license; or
[(B)] held a commercial driver's license [when
the offense was committed].
SECTION 2. Article 45.0511(s), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(s) This article does not apply to an offense committed by a
person who, while operating a commercial motor vehicle, as defined
by Section 522.003, Transportation Code, [:]
[(1) holds a commercial driver's license; or
[(2)] held a commercial driver's license [when the
offense was committed].
SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.