85R4687 AJZ-D
By: Wu H.B. No. 1443
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of a notice to appear for certain
misdemeanors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 543.004(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) An officer shall issue a written notice to appear if:
(1) the offense charged is:
(A) speeding;
(B) driving with an expired driver's license
under Section 521.025;
(C) failure to obey a traffic-control signal
under Section 544.007;
(D) failure to stop at a stop sign under Section
544.010;
(E) failure to signal a lane change under Section
545.104;
(F) operation of a motor vehicle in violation of
the motor vehicle liability insurance requirement under Section
601.191; or
(G) a violation of the open container law,
Section 49.031 [49.03], Penal Code; and
(2) the person makes a written promise to appear in
court as provided by Section 543.005.
SECTION 2. 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
governed by the law in effect on the date 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 occurred
before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.