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| 5 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 9 | | relating to proof of eligibility for medical priority boarding of |
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| 8 | 10 | | ferries operated by the Texas Department of Transportation; |
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| 9 | 11 | | creating a criminal offense. |
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| 10 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 342, Transportation Code, |
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| 12 | 14 | | is amended by adding Section 342.005 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 15 | | Sec. 342.005. PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL PRIORITY |
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| 14 | 16 | | BOARDING; OFFENSE. (a) The operator of a vehicle commits an |
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| 15 | 17 | | offense if the operator boards or attempts to board a ferry operated |
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| 16 | 18 | | by the department during medical priority boarding and the |
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| 17 | 19 | | operator: |
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| 18 | 20 | | (1) does not possess proof that the operator or |
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| 19 | 21 | | another person in the vehicle is eligible for the priority |
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| 20 | 22 | | boarding; or |
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| 21 | 23 | | (2) possesses proof of eligibility for the priority |
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| 22 | 24 | | boarding that is counterfeit or altered. |
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| 23 | 25 | | (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. |
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| 24 | 26 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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