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| 1 | + | 86R11223 AJZ-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Martinez Fischer H.B. No. 2768 | |
| 3 | - | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2768: | |
| 4 | - | By: Moody C.S.H.B. No. 2768 | |
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| 6 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 7 | relating to the issuance of an occupational driver's license. | |
| 10 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 521.242, Transportation Code, is amended | |
| 12 | 10 | by adding Subsections (b-1), (g), and (h) and amending Subsection | |
| 13 | 11 | (d) to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 12 | (b-1) A person whose driver's license is suspended under | |
| 15 | 13 | Chapter 708 or denied renewal under Chapter 706 may apply for an | |
| 16 | 14 | occupational license by filing a verified petition with the clerk | |
| 17 | - | of a court: | |
| 18 | - | (1) in which the person was convicted for an | |
| 19 | - | underlying offense giving rise to the license suspension or denial; | |
| 20 | - | or | |
| 21 | - | (2) with whose order to pay or satisfy a judgment | |
| 22 | - | ordering payment of a fine and cost the person failed to comply, | |
| 23 | - | giving rise to the license denial. | |
| 15 | + | of a court in which the person was convicted for an underlying | |
| 16 | + | offense giving rise to the license suspension or denial. | |
| 24 | 17 | (d) A petition filed under Subsection (b) or (b-1) must | |
| 25 | - | state that the petitioner was: | |
| 26 | - | (1) convicted in that court for an offense under the | |
| 27 | - | laws of this state; or | |
| 28 | - | (2) ordered by that court to pay or satisfy a judgment | |
| 29 | - | ordering payment of a fine or cost. | |
| 18 | + | state that the petitioner was convicted in that court for an offense | |
| 19 | + | under the laws of this state. | |
| 30 | 20 | (g) A court shall notify a person at sentencing that the | |
| 31 | 21 | person may be entitled to an occupational license if: | |
| 32 | 22 | (1) the person's driver's license is automatically | |
| 33 | 23 | suspended following the conviction; | |
| 34 | 24 | (2) the person's driver's license is suspended for | |
| 35 | 25 | failure to pay surcharges associated with the conviction under | |
| 36 | 26 | Chapter 708; or | |
| 37 | 27 | (3) the person's driver's license is denied renewal | |
| 38 | 28 | under Chapter 706 for failure to pay or satisfy a judgment ordering | |
| 39 | 29 | the payment of a fine and cost in the manner ordered by the court. | |
| 40 | 30 | (h) Each justice and municipal court shall provide a | |
| 41 | 31 | standard petition form that a person may complete and file with the | |
| 42 | 32 | clerk to apply for an occupational license. The form must include | |
| 43 | 33 | instructions for obtaining a waiver of the application fee for | |
| 44 | 34 | persons who are unable to pay. | |
| 45 | 35 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |