84R3505 GCB-D
By: Moody H.B. No. 3959
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a criminal penalty for violating a condition of bond,
condition of community supervision, or court order requiring
installation of an ignition interlock device.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 49, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Section 49.091 to read as follows:
Sec. 49.091. VIOLATION OF CONDITION OF BOND OR COMMUNITY
SUPERVISION OR COURT ORDER RELATING TO IGNITION INTERLOCK
DEVICE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a
condition of bond imposed under Article 17.441, Code of Criminal
Procedure, a condition of community supervision imposed under
Section 13(i), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
court order issued under Section 49.09(h).
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor,
except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on
the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been
convicted of an offense under this section.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act in adding
Section 49.091, Penal Code, applies only to a condition of bond or
community supervision imposed, or a court order issued, on or after
the effective date of this Act. A condition imposed or court order
issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law
in effect on the date the condition was imposed or the order was
issued, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.