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By: Middleton H.B. No. 1182
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fraudulent medical priority boarding of ferries
operated by the Texas Department of Transportation; creating a
criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 342, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 342.005 to read as follows:
Sec. 342.005. FRAUDULENT MEDICAL PRIORITY BOARDING;
OFFENSE. (a) An operator of a motor vehicle commits an offense if
the operator fraudulently obtains or attempts to obtain priority
boarding of a ferry operated by the department that is reserved for
vehicles transporting sick or injured persons or medical doctors
who are en route for the emergency care of the sick or injured.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.