84R14012 AJZ-F
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 2671
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the suspension of a driver's license or denial of a
driver's license renewal for failure to pay a debt owed to a
governmental entity or failure to appear in court.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 103.0213, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 103.0213. ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN CRIMINAL OR
CIVIL CASES: TRANSPORTATION CODE. An accused or defendant, or a
party to a civil suit, as applicable, shall pay the following fees
and costs under the Transportation Code if ordered by the court or
otherwise required:
(1) administrative fee on dismissal of charge of
driving with an expired motor vehicle registration (Sec. 502.407,
Transportation Code) . . . not to exceed $20; and
(2) administrative fee on dismissal of charge of
driving with an expired driver's license (Sec. 521.026,
Transportation Code) . . . not to exceed $20[;
[(3) administrative fee for failure to appear for a
complaint or citation on certain offenses (Sec. 706.006,
Transportation Code) . . . $30 for each violation; and
[(4) administrative fee for failure to pay or satisfy
certain judgments (Sec. 706.006, Transportation Code) . . . $30].
SECTION 2. Section 133.003, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 133.003. CRIMINAL FEES. This chapter applies to the
following criminal fees:
(1) the consolidated fee imposed under Section
133.102;
(2) the time payment fee imposed under Section
133.103;
(3) fees for services of peace officers employed by
the state imposed under Article 102.011, Code of Criminal
Procedure, and forwarded to the comptroller as provided by Section
133.104;
(4) costs on conviction imposed in certain statutory
county courts under Section 51.702, Government Code, and deposited
in the judicial fund;
(5) costs on conviction imposed in certain county
courts under Section 51.703, Government Code, and deposited in the
judicial fund;
(6) [the administrative fee for failure to appear or
failure to pay or satisfy a judgment imposed under Section 706.006,
Transportation Code;
[(7)] fines on conviction imposed under Section
621.506(g), Transportation Code;
(7) [(8)] the fee imposed under Article 102.0045, Code
of Criminal Procedure;
(8) [(9)] the cost on conviction imposed under Section
133.105 and deposited in the judicial fund; and
(9) [(10)] the cost on conviction imposed under
Section 133.107.
SECTION 3. Section 708.151(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) If on or before the 45th day after the date the first
notice was sent the person fails to pay the amount of the surcharge
or fails to enter into an installment payment agreement with the
department, the department shall send a second notice. [If on or
before the 60th day after the date the second notice was sent the
person fails to pay the amount of the surcharge or fails to enter
into an installment payment agreement with the department, the
department shall send a third notice that advises the person that
the person's driving privileges are suspended.]
SECTION 4. The following provisions of the Transportation
Code are repealed:
(1) Chapter 706; and
(2) Sections 521.317, 521.3452(b), 708.152, and
708.154(b) and (c).
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.