H.B. No. 1484




AN ACT
relating to the penalty for failing to perform certain duties following a vehicle accident. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 550.022, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (c) A person commits an offense if the person does not stop or does not comply with the requirements of Subsection (a) [this section]. An offense under this subsection [section] is: (1) a Class C misdemeanor, if the damage to all vehicles is less than $200; or (2) a Class B misdemeanor, if the damage to all vehicles is $200 or more. (c-1) A person commits an offense if the person does not comply with the requirements of Subsection (b). An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor. SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. For the purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date. (b) An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1484 was passed by the House on May 11, 2005, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1484 was passed by the Senate on May 25, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor