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Amend HB 7 on third reading by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter F, Chapter 401, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 401.106 to read as follows:
Sec. 401.106. DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED PREVENTION; COLLECTION OF CERTAIN FEES. (a) In this section, "offense relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated" has the meaning assigned by Section 49.09(c), Penal Code.
(b) Court costs imposed under Article 102.018(e), Code of Criminal Procedure, shall be deposited in a general revenue dedicated account to the credit of the office of the governor to be used and may be appropriated only for the support of programs for the prevention of offenses relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated in this state.
SECTION ____. Article 102.018, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) On the conviction of an offense relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, as defined by Section 49.09(c)(1)(A) or (B), Penal Code, the court shall impose a cost of $10 on a defendant. A cost imposed under this subsection is in addition to a cost imposed under Subsection (a), (b), or (c). Each cost collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the account to the credit of the office of the governor as provided by Section 401.106, Government Code, for the prevention of driving while intoxicated.
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 102, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 102.0215 to read as follows:
Sec. 102.0215. ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. A defendant who is convicted of an offense relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated shall pay a cost on conviction, in addition to all other costs, to help fund the prevention of driving while intoxicated under Section 401.106, Government Code (Art. 102.018(e), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $10.
SECTION ____. Article 102.018(e), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act, applies only to a cost on conviction for an offense committed on or after September 1, 2013. An offense committed before September 1, 2013, is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before September 1, 2013, if any element of the offense was committed before that date.