By: Burton S.B. No. 599
(In the Senate - Filed January 25, 2017; February 8, 2017,
read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;
April 12, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9,
Nays 0; April 12, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the deferral and reduction or waiver of certain
surcharges assessed under the driver responsibility program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 708, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 708.160 to read as follows:
Sec. 708.160. DEFERRAL AND REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF CERTAIN
SURCHARGES. A court may defer surcharges assessed under this
chapter against a person who is participating in a drug court
program under Chapter 123, Government Code, for the underlying
offense giving rise to the surcharge. If a person successfully
completes the drug court program, the court may reduce or waive the
surcharges assessed against the person.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
surcharge pending on the effective date of this Act, regardless of
when the surcharge was assessed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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