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AN ACT
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relating to enforcement of certain vehicle weight and safety |
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requirements by a noncommissioned employee of the Department of |
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Public Safety of the State of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (c), Section 621.402, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A noncommissioned employee of the Department of Public |
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Safety who is certified for the purpose by the public safety |
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director and who is supervised by an officer of the Department of |
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Public Safety may, in a port of entry or at a commercial motor |
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vehicle inspection site [fixed-site facility], weigh a vehicle, |
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require the vehicle to be weighed, or require a vehicle to be driven |
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to the nearest scale under Subsections (a) and (b). |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (d), Section 644.103, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A noncommissioned employee of the department who is |
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certified for the purpose by the director and who is supervised by |
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an officer of the department may, at a commercial motor vehicle |
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inspection site [fixed-site facility], stop, enter, or detain a |
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motor vehicle that is subject to this chapter. If the employee's |
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inspection shows that an enforcement action, such as the issuance |
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of a citation, is warranted for a violation of this title or a rule |
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adopted under this title, including a federal safety regulation |
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adopted under this chapter, the noncommissioned employee may take |
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enforcement action only if the employee is under the supervision of |
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an officer of the department. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 330 passed the Senate on |
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March 7, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 330 passed the House on |
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April 5, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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