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| 1 | 1 | By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 2084 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to operating a motor vehicle while a person is occupying | |
| 7 | 7 | the trunk of the motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, | |
| 10 | 10 | is amended by adding Section 545.4141 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 545.4141. CARRYING PERSON IN TRUNK; OFFENSE. (a) In | |
| 12 | 12 | this section, "trunk" means that portion of a motor vehicle that is: | |
| 13 | 13 | (1) designed for the transportation of cargo and not | |
| 14 | 14 | the transportation of the operator or passengers; and | |
| 15 | 15 | (2) enclosed on all sides and accessible only by means | |
| 16 | 16 | of a door or lid. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) A person commits an offense if the person operates a | |
| 18 | 18 | motor vehicle on a highway or street while another person is | |
| 19 | 19 | occupying the trunk. | |
| 20 | 20 | (c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |