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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the penalties for certain littering offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 42A.304(e), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(e) A defendant required to perform community service under |
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this article after conviction of an offense under Section 352.082, |
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Local Government Code, or Section 365.012, 365.013, or 365.016, |
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Health and Safety Code, shall perform 60 hours of service. The |
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community service must consist of picking up litter in the county in |
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which the defendant resides or working at a recycling facility if a |
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program for performing that type of service is available in the |
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community in which the court is located. |
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SECTION 2. Section 365.012, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (s) to read as follows: |
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(s) On conviction of an offense under this section, the |
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court shall require the defendant, in addition to any fine or other |
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penalty, to perform community service as provided by Article |
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42A.304(e), Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 3. Section 365.013, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) On conviction of an offense under this section, the |
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court shall require the defendant, in addition to any fine or other |
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penalty, to perform community service as provided by Article |
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42A.304(e), Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 4. Section 365.016, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) On conviction of an offense under this section, the |
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court shall require the defendant, in addition to any fine or other |
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penalty, to perform community service as provided by Article |
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42A.304(e), Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |