By: Peña H.B. No. 1722
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of automotive wrecking and salvage yards
in certain counties; increasing the civil penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 397.0125(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the penalty provided by Section 397.012,
a person who operates an automotive wrecking and salvage yard in
violation of this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less
than $500 or more than $5,000 [$1,000] for each violation. A
separate penalty may be imposed for each day a continuing violation
occurs.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a violation of Chapter 397, Transportation Code, that occurs on
or after the effective date of this Act. A violation of that
chapter that occurred before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect when the violation occurred, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.