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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deposit of revenue from certain traffic penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 133.004, Local Government Code, as |
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amended by Chapters 718 (H.B. 2359), 1027 (H.B. 1623), and 1149 |
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(S.B. 1119), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, |
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is reenacted and amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 133.004. CIVIL FEES. This chapter applies to the |
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following civil fees: |
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(1) the consolidated fee on filing in district court |
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imposed under Section 133.151; |
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(2) the filing fee in district court for basic civil |
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legal services for indigents imposed under Section 133.152; |
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(3) the filing fee in courts other than district court |
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for basic civil legal services for indigents imposed under Section |
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133.153; |
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(4) the filing fees for the judicial fund imposed in |
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certain statutory county courts under Section 51.702, Government |
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Code; |
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(5) the filing fees for the judicial fund imposed in |
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certain county courts under Section 51.703, Government Code; |
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(6) the filing fees for the judicial fund imposed in |
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statutory probate courts under Section 51.704, Government Code; |
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(7) fees collected under Section 118.015; |
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(8) marriage license fees for the family trust fund |
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collected under Section 118.018; |
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(9) marriage license or declaration of informal |
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marriage fees for the child abuse and neglect prevention trust fund |
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account collected under Section 118.022; |
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(10) the filing fee for the judicial fund imposed in |
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district court, statutory county court, and county court under |
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Section 133.154; [and] |
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(11) the portion of the civil or administrative |
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penalty described by Section 542.406(c) [542.406(c)(1)], |
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Transportation Code, imposed by a local authority to enforce |
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compliance with the instructions of a traffic-control signal; and |
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(12) [(11)] the portion of the civil or administrative |
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penalty described by Section 707.008(a) [707.008(a)(1)], |
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Transportation Code, imposed by a local authority to enforce |
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compliance with the instructions of a traffic-control signal. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 542.406(c) and (e), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Not later than the 60th day after the end of a local |
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authority's fiscal year, after deducting amounts the local |
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authority is authorized by Subsection (d) to retain, the local |
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authority shall[:
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[(1)] send 100 [50] percent of the revenue derived from |
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civil or administrative penalties collected by the local authority |
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under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of |
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the regional trauma account established under Section 782.002, |
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Health and Safety Code[; and
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[(2) deposit the remainder of the revenue in a special
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account in the local authority's treasury that may be used only to
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fund traffic safety programs, including pedestrian safety
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programs, public safety programs, intersection improvements, and
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traffic enforcement]. |
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(e) Chapter 133, Local Government Code, applies to fee |
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revenue described by Subsection (c) [(c)(1)]. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 707.008(a) and (c), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Not later than the 60th day after the end of a local |
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authority's fiscal year, after deducting amounts the local |
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authority is authorized by Subsection (b) to retain, the local |
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authority shall[:
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[(1)] send 100 [50] percent of the revenue derived from |
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civil or administrative penalties collected by the local authority |
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under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of |
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the regional trauma account established under Section 782.002, |
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Health and Safety Code[; and
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[(2) deposit the remainder of the revenue in a special
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account in the local authority's treasury that may be used only to
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fund traffic safety programs, including pedestrian safety
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programs, public safety programs, intersection improvements, and
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traffic enforcement]. |
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(c) Chapter 133, Local Government Code, applies to fee |
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revenue described by Subsection (a) [(a)(1)]. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections |
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542.406 and 707.008, Transportation Code, apply only to a penalty |
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collected on or after the effective date of this Act. A penalty |
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collected before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the penalty was collected, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |