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AN ACT
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relating to the impoundment of certain motor vehicles involved in |
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the commission of the offense of racing on a highway. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.420, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) This subsection applies only to a motor vehicle used in |
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the commission of an offense under this section that results in an |
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accident with property damage or personal injury. A peace officer |
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shall require the vehicle to be taken to the nearest licensed |
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vehicle storage facility unless the vehicle is seized as evidence, |
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in which case the vehicle may be taken to a storage facility as |
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designated by the peace officer involved. Notwithstanding Article |
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18.23, Code of Criminal Procedure, the owner of a motor vehicle that |
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is removed or stored under this subsection is liable for all removal |
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and storage fees incurred and is not entitled to take possession of |
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the vehicle until those fees are paid. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed |
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before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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was committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 548 was passed by the House on May 1, |
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2009, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 548 on May 29, 2009, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 548 on May 31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 140, |
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Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 548 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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548 on May 31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |