Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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21 By: Walle H.B. No. 691
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54 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
65 AN ACT
7- relating to the regulation of automotive wrecking and salvage yards
6+ rel
7+ ating to the regulation of automotive wrecking and salvage yards
88 in certain counties; increasing the civil penalty.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Section 397.0125(a), Transportation Code, is
1111 amended to read as follows:
1212 (a) In addition to the penalty provided by Section 397.012,
1313 a person who operates an automotive wrecking and salvage yard in
1414 violation of this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less
15- than $500 or more than $5,000 [$1,000] for each violation. A
15+ than $500 or more than $2,500 [$1,000] for each violation. A
1616 separate penalty may be imposed for each day a continuing violation
1717 occurs.
1818 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
1919 to a violation of Chapter 397, Transportation Code, that occurs on
2020 or after the effective date of this Act. A violation of that
2121 chapter that occurred before the effective date of this Act is
2222 governed by the law in effect when the violation occurred, and the
2323 former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
2424 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.