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AN ACT
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relating to operating a motor vehicle or a watercraft while |
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intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol. |
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�������BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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�������SECTION�1.��This Act shall be known as the Nicole "Lilly" |
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Lalime Act. |
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�������SECTION�2.��The heading to Section 106.041, Alcoholic |
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Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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�������Sec.�106.041.��DRIVING OR OPERATING WATERCRAFT UNDER THE |
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INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL BY MINOR. |
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�������SECTION�3.��Subsections (a) and (g), Section 106.041, |
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Alcoholic Beverage Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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�������(a)��A minor commits an offense if the minor operates a motor |
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vehicle in a public place, or a watercraft, while having any |
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detectable amount of alcohol in the minor's system. |
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�������(g)��An offense under this section is not a lesser included |
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offense under Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.06, Penal Code. |
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�������SECTION�4.��Subsection (j), Section 106.041, Alcoholic |
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Beverage Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (4) to read as |
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follows: |
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�������������(4)��"Watercraft" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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49.01, Penal Code. |
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�������SECTION�5.��Article 18.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (j) to |
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read as follows: |
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�������(c)��A search warrant may not be issued under Article |
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18.02(10) [pursuant to Subdivision (10) of Article 18.02 of this
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code] unless the sworn affidavit required by Subsection (b) [of
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this article] sets forth sufficient facts to establish probable |
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cause: (1) that a specific offense has been committed, (2) that the |
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specifically described property or items that are to be searched |
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for or seized constitute evidence of that offense or evidence that a |
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particular person committed that offense, and (3) that the property |
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or items constituting evidence to be searched for or seized are |
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located at or on the particular person, place, or thing to be |
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searched. Except as provided by Subsections (d), [and] (i), and (j) |
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[of this article], only a judge of a municipal court of record or a |
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county court who is an attorney licensed by the State of Texas, a |
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statutory county court judge, a district court judge, a judge of the |
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Court of Criminal Appeals, including the presiding judge, or a |
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justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, including the chief justice, |
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may issue warrants under Article 18.02(10) [pursuant to Subdivision
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(10), Article 18.02 of this code]. |
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�������(j)��Any magistrate who is an attorney licensed by this state |
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may issue a search warrant under Article 18.02(10) to collect a |
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blood specimen from a person who: |
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�������������(1)��is arrested for an offense under Section 49.04, |
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49.045, 49.05, 49.06, 49.065, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code; and |
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�������������(2)��refuses to submit to a breath or blood alcohol |
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test. |
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�������SECTION�6.��Subsections (h) and (n), Section 13, Article |
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42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows: |
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�������(h)��If a person convicted of an offense under Sections |
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49.04-49.08, Penal Code, is placed on community supervision, the |
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judge shall require, as a condition of the community supervision, |
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that the defendant attend and successfully complete before the |
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181st day after the day community supervision is granted an |
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educational program jointly approved by the Texas Commission on |
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the Department of Public Safety, the |
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Traffic Safety Section of the Texas Department of Transportation, |
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and the community justice assistance division of the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice designed to rehabilitate persons who |
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have driven while intoxicated. The Texas Commission on Alcohol and |
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Drug Abuse shall publish the jointly approved rules and shall |
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monitor, coordinate, and provide training to persons providing the |
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educational programs. The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug |
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Abuse is responsible for the administration of the certification of |
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approved educational programs and may charge a nonrefundable |
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application fee for the initial certification of approval and for |
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renewal of a certificate. The judge may waive the educational |
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program requirement or may grant an extension of time to |
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successfully complete the program that expires not later than one |
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year after the beginning date of the person's community |
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supervision, however, if the defendant by a motion in writing shows |
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good cause. In determining good cause, the judge may consider but |
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is not limited to: the defendant's school and work schedule, the |
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defendant's health, the distance that the defendant must travel to |
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attend an educational program, and the fact that the defendant |
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resides out of state, has no valid driver's license, or does not |
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have access to transportation. The judge shall set out the finding |
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of good cause for waiver in the judgment. If a defendant is |
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required, as a condition of community supervision, to attend an |
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educational program or if the court waives the educational program |
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requirement, the court clerk shall immediately report that fact to |
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the Department of Public Safety, on a form prescribed by the |
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department, for inclusion in the person's driving record. If the |
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court grants an extension of time in which the person may complete |
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the program, the court clerk shall immediately report that fact to |
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the Department of Public Safety on a form prescribed by the |
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department. The report must include the beginning date of the |
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person's community supervision. Upon the person's successful |
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completion of the educational program, the person's instructor |
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shall give notice to the Department of Public Safety for inclusion |
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in the person's driving record and to the community supervision and |
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corrections department. The community supervision and corrections |
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department shall then forward the notice to the court clerk for |
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filing. If the Department of Public Safety does not receive notice |
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that a defendant required to complete an educational program has |
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successfully completed the program within the period required by |
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this section, as shown on department records, the department shall |
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revoke the defendant's driver's license, permit, or privilege or |
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prohibit the person from obtaining a license or permit, as provided |
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by Sections 521.344(e) and (f), Transportation Code. The |
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Department of Public Safety may not reinstate a license suspended |
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under this subsection unless the person whose license was suspended |
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makes application to the department for reinstatement of the |
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person's license and pays to the department a reinstatement fee of |
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$100 [$50]. The Department of Public Safety shall remit all fees |
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collected under this subsection to the comptroller for deposit in |
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the general revenue fund. This subsection does not apply to a |
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defendant if a jury recommends community supervision for the |
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defendant and also recommends that the defendant's driver's license |
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not be suspended. |
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�������(n)��Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or |
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other law, the judge who places on community supervision a |
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defendant who was [is] younger than 21 years of age at the time of |
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the offense and was convicted for an offense under Sections |
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49.04-49.08, Penal Code, shall: |
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�������������(1)��order that the defendant's driver's license be |
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suspended for 90 days beginning on the date that the person is |
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placed on community supervision; and |
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�������������(2)��require as a condition of community supervision |
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that the defendant not operate a motor vehicle unless the vehicle is |
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equipped with the device described by Subsection (i) of this |
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section. |
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�������SECTION�7.��Section 521.341, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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�������Sec.�521.341.��REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATIC LICENSE |
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SUSPENSION.��Except as provided by Sections 521.344(d)-(i), a |
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license is automatically suspended on final conviction of the |
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license holder of: |
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�������������(1)��an offense under Section 19.05, Penal Code, |
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committed as a result of the holder's criminally negligent |
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operation of a motor vehicle; |
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�������������(2)��an offense under Section 38.04, Penal Code, if the |
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holder used a motor vehicle in the commission of the offense; |
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�������������(3)��an offense under Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.08, |
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Penal Code; |
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�������������(4)��an offense under Section 49.07, Penal Code, if the |
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holder used a motor vehicle in the commission of the offense; |
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�������������(5)��an offense punishable as a felony under the motor |
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vehicle laws of this state; |
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�������������(6)��an offense under Section 550.021; |
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�������������(7)��an offense under Section 521.451 or 521.453; or |
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�������������(8)��an offense under Section 19.04, Penal Code, if the |
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holder used a motor vehicle in the commission of the offense. |
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�������SECTION�8.��Subsections (a) and (b), Section 521.342, |
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Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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�������(a)��Except as provided by Section 521.344, the license of a |
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person who was under 21 years of age at the time of the offense, |
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other than an offense classified as a misdemeanor punishable by |
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fine only, is automatically suspended on conviction of: |
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�������������(1)��an offense under Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, |
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Penal Code, committed as a result of the introduction of alcohol |
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into the body; |
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�������������(2)��an offense under the Alcoholic Beverage Code, |
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other than an offense to which Section 106.071 of that code applies, |
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involving the manufacture, delivery, possession, transportation, |
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or use of an alcoholic beverage; |
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�������������(3)��a misdemeanor offense under Chapter 481, Health |
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and Safety Code, for which Subchapter P does not require the |
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automatic suspension of the license; |
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�������������(4)��an offense under Chapter 483, Health and Safety |
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Code, involving the manufacture, delivery, possession, |
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transportation, or use of a dangerous drug; or |
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�������������(5)��an offense under Chapter 485, Health and Safety |
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Code, involving the manufacture, delivery, possession, |
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transportation, or use of an abusable volatile chemical. |
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�������(b)��The department shall suspend for one year the license of |
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a person who is under 21 years of age and is convicted of an offense |
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under Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, |
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regardless of whether the person is required to attend an |
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educational program under Section 13(h), Article 42.12, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, that is designed to rehabilitate persons who |
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have operated motor vehicles while intoxicated, unless the person |
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is placed under community supervision under that article and is |
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required as a condition of the community supervision to not operate |
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a motor vehicle unless the vehicle is equipped with the device |
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described by Section 13(i) of that article. If the person is |
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required to attend such a program and does not complete the program |
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before the end of the person's suspension, the department shall |
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suspend the person's license or continue the suspension, as |
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appropriate, until the department receives proof that the person |
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has successfully completed the program. On the person's successful |
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completion of the program, the person's instructor shall give |
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notice to the department and to the community supervision and |
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corrections department in the manner provided by Section 13(h), |
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Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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�������SECTION�9.��Subsections (a), (c), and (i), Section 521.344, |
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Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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�������(a)��Except as provided by Sections 521.342(b) and 521.345, |
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and by Subsections (d)-(i), if a person is convicted of an offense |
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under Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, Penal Code, the license |
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suspension: |
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�������������(1)��begins on a date set by the court that is not |
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earlier than the date of the conviction or later than the 30th day |
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after the date of the conviction, as determined by the court; and |
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�������������(2)��continues for a period set by the court according |
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to the following schedule: |
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�������������������(A)��not less than 90 days or more than one year, |
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if the person is punished under Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, |
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Penal Code, except that if the person's license is suspended for a |
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second or subsequent offense under Section 49.07 committed within |
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five years of the date on which the most recent preceding offense |
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was committed, the suspension continues for a period of one year; |
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�������������������(B)��not less than 180 days or more than two years, |
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if the person is punished under Section 49.09(a) or (b), Penal Code; |
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or |
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�������������������(C)��not less than one year or more than two years, |
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if the person is punished under Section 49.09(a) or (b), Penal Code, |
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and is subject to Section 49.09(h) of that code. |
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�������(c)��The court shall credit toward the period of suspension a |
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suspension imposed on the person for refusal to give a specimen |
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under Chapter 724 if the refusal followed an arrest for the same |
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offense for which the court is suspending the person's license |
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under this chapter. The court may not extend the credit to a |
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person: |
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�������������(1)��who has been previously convicted of an offense |
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under Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code; or |
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�������������(2)��whose period of suspension is governed by Section |
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521.342(b). |
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�������(i)��On the date that a suspension order under Section |
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521.343(c) is to expire, the period of suspension or the |
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corresponding period in which the department is prohibited from |
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issuing a license is automatically increased to two years unless |
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the department receives notice of successful completion of the |
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educational program as required by Section 13, Article 42.12, Code |
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of Criminal Procedure. At the time a person is convicted of an |
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offense under Section 49.04 or 49.045, Penal Code, the court shall |
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warn the person of the effect of this subsection. On the person's |
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successful completion of the program, the person's instructor shall |
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give notice to the department and to the community supervision and |
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corrections department in the manner required by Section 13, |
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Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure. If the department |
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receives proof of completion after a period has been extended under |
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this subsection, the department shall immediately end the |
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suspension or prohibition. |
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�������SECTION�10.��Subdivision (3), Section 524.001, |
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Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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�������������(3)��"Alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement |
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contact" means a driver's license suspension, disqualification, or |
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prohibition order under the laws of this state or another state |
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resulting from: |
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�������������������(A)��a conviction of an offense prohibiting the |
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operation of a motor vehicle or watercraft while: |
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�������������������������(i)��intoxicated; |
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�������������������������(ii)��under the influence of alcohol; or |
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�������������������������(iii)��under the influence of a controlled |
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substance; |
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�������������������(B)��a refusal to submit to the taking of a breath |
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or blood specimen following an arrest for an offense prohibiting |
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the operation of a motor vehicle or an offense prohibiting the |
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operation of a watercraft, if the watercraft was powered with an |
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engine having a manufacturer's rating of 50 horsepower or more, |
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while: |
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�������������������������(i)��intoxicated; |
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�������������������������(ii)��under the influence of alcohol; or |
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�������������������������(iii)��under the influence of a controlled |
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substance; or |
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�������������������(C)��an analysis of a breath or blood specimen |
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showing an alcohol concentration of a level specified by Section |
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49.01, Penal Code, following an arrest for an offense prohibiting |
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the operation of a motor vehicle or watercraft while intoxicated. |
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�������SECTION�11.��Subsection (a), Section 524.011, |
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Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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�������(a)��An officer arresting a person shall comply with |
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Subsection (b) if: |
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�������������(1)��the person is arrested for an offense under |
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Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.06, Penal Code, or an offense under |
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Section 49.07 or 49.08 of that code involving the operation of a |
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motor vehicle or watercraft, submits to the taking of a specimen of |
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breath or blood and an analysis of the specimen shows the person had |
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an alcohol concentration of a level specified by Section |
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49.01(2)(B), Penal Code; or |
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�������������(2)��the person is a minor arrested for an offense under |
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Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Section 49.04, 49.045, |
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or 49.06, Penal Code, or an offense under Section 49.07 or 49.08, |
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Penal Code, involving the operation of a motor vehicle or |
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watercraft and: |
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�������������������(A)��the minor is not requested to submit to the |
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taking of a specimen; or |
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�������������������(B)��the minor submits to the taking of a specimen |
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and an analysis of the specimen shows that the minor had an alcohol |
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concentration of greater than .00 but less than the level specified |
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by Section 49.01(2)(B), Penal Code. |
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�������SECTION�12.��Subsection (b), Section 524.012, |
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Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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�������(b)��The department shall suspend the person's driver's |
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license if the department determines that: |
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�������������(1)��the person had an alcohol concentration of a level |
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specified by Section 49.01(2)(B), Penal Code, while operating a |
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motor vehicle in a public place or while operating a watercraft; or |
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�������������(2)��the person was [is] a minor on the date that the |
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breath or blood specimen was obtained and had any detectable amount |
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of alcohol in the minor's system while operating a motor vehicle in |
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a public place or while operating a watercraft. |
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�������SECTION�13.��Subsection (b), Section 524.015, |
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Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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�������(b)��A suspension may not be imposed under this chapter on a |
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person who is acquitted of a criminal charge under Section 49.04, |
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49.045, 49.06, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, or Section 106.041, |
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Alcoholic Beverage Code, arising from the occurrence that was the |
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basis for the suspension. If a suspension was imposed before the |
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acquittal, the department shall rescind the suspension and shall |
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remove any reference to the suspension from the person's |
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computerized driving record. |
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�������SECTION�14.��Subsection (b), Section 524.022, |
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Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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�������(b)��A period of suspension under this chapter for a minor |
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is: |
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�������������(1)��60 days if the minor has not been previously |
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convicted of an offense under Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, or Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.06, Penal Code, or an offense |
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under Section 49.07 or 49.08, Penal Code, involving the operation |
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of a motor vehicle or a watercraft; |
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�������������(2)��120 days if the minor has been previously |
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convicted once of an offense listed by Subdivision (1); or |
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�������������(3)��180 days if the minor has been previously |
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convicted twice or more of an offense listed by Subdivision (1). |
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�������SECTION�15.��Section 524.023, Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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�������Sec.�524.023.��APPLICATION OF SUSPENSION UNDER OTHER LAWS. |
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(a)��If a person is convicted of an offense under Section 106.041, |
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Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.06, 49.07, or |
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49.08, Penal Code, and if any conduct on which that conviction is |
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based is a ground for a driver's license suspension under this |
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chapter and Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, Subchapter O, |
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Chapter 521, or Subchapter H, Chapter 522, each of the suspensions |
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shall be imposed. |
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�������(b)��The court imposing a driver's license suspension under |
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Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Chapter 521 or 522 as |
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required by Subsection (a) shall credit a period of suspension |
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imposed under this chapter toward the period of suspension required |
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under Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Subchapter O, |
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Chapter 521, or Subchapter H, Chapter 522, unless the person was |
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convicted of an offense under Article 6701l-1, Revised Statutes, as |
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that law existed before September 1, 1994, Section 19.05(a)(2), |
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Penal Code, as that law existed before September 1, 1994, Section |
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49.04, 49.045, 49.06, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, or Section |
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106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, before the date of the conviction |
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on which the suspension is based, in which event credit may not be |
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given. |
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�������SECTION�16.��Subsections (a) and (d), Section 524.035, |
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Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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�������(a)��The issues that must be proved at a hearing by a |
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preponderance of the evidence are: |
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�������������(1)��whether: |
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�������������������(A)��the person had an alcohol concentration of a |
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level specified by Section 49.01(2)(B), Penal Code, while operating |
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a motor vehicle in a public place or while operating a watercraft; |
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or |
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�������������������(B)��the person was [is] a minor on the date that |
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the breath or blood specimen was obtained and had any detectable |
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amount of alcohol in the minor's system while operating a motor |
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vehicle in a public place or while operating a watercraft; and |
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�������������(2)��whether reasonable suspicion to stop or probable |
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cause to arrest the person existed. |
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�������(d)��An administrative law judge may not find in the |
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affirmative on the issue in Subsection (a)(1) if: |
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�������������(1)��the person is an adult and the analysis of the |
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person's breath or blood determined that the person had an alcohol |
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concentration of a level below that specified by Section 49.01, |
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Penal Code, at the time the specimen was taken; or |
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�������������(2)��the person was [is] a minor on the date that the |
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breath or blood specimen was obtained and the administrative law |
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judge does not find that the minor had any detectable amount of |
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alcohol in the minor's system when the minor was arrested. |
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�������SECTION�17.��Subsection (a), Section 524.042, |
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Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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�������(a)��A suspension of a driver's license under this chapter is |
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stayed on the filing of an appeal petition only if: |
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�������������(1)��the person's driver's license has not been |
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suspended as a result of an alcohol-related or drug-related |
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enforcement contact during the five years preceding the date of the |
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person's arrest; and |
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�������������(2)��the person has not been convicted during the 10 |
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years preceding the date of the person's arrest of an offense under: |
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�������������������(A)��Article 6701l-1, Revised Statutes, as that |
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law existed before September 1, 1994; |
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�������������������(B)��Section 19.05(a)(2), Penal Code, as that law |
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existed before September 1, 1994; |
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�������������������(C)��Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.06, Penal Code; |
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�������������������(D)��Section 49.07 or 49.08, Penal Code, if the |
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offense involved the operation of a motor vehicle or a watercraft; |
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or |
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�������������������(E)��Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code. |
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�������SECTION�18.��Subsections (b) and (d), Section 724.012, |
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Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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�������(b)��A peace officer shall require the taking of a specimen |
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of the person's breath or blood under any of the following |
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circumstances if[:
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�������������[(1)]��the officer arrests the person for an offense |
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under Chapter 49, Penal Code, involving the operation of a motor |
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vehicle or a watercraft and the person refuses the officer's |
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request to submit to the taking of a specimen voluntarily:[;] |
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�������������(1) [(2)]��the person was the operator of a motor |
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vehicle or a watercraft involved in an accident that the officer |
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reasonably believes occurred as a result of the offense and,[;
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�������������[(3)]��at the time of the arrest, the officer |
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reasonably believes that as a direct result of the accident: |
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�������������������(A)��any individual has died or will die; [or] |
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�������������������(B)��an individual other than the person has |
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suffered serious bodily injury; or |
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�������������������(C)��an individual other than the person has |
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suffered bodily injury and been transported to a hospital or other |
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medical facility for medical treatment; |
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�������������(2)��the offense for which the officer arrests the |
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person is an offense under Section 49.045, Penal Code; or |
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�������������(3)��at the time of the arrest, the officer possesses or |
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receives reliable information from a credible source that the |
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person: |
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�������������������(A)��has been previously convicted of or placed on |
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community supervision for an offense under Section 49.045, 49.07, |
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or 49.08, Penal Code, or an offense under the laws of another state |
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containing elements substantially similar to the elements of an |
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offense under those sections; or |
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�������������������(B)��on two or more occasions, has been previously |
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convicted of or placed on community supervision for an offense |
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under Section 49.04, 49.05, 49.06, or 49.065, Penal Code, or an |
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offense under the laws of another state containing elements |
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substantially similar to the elements of an offense under those |
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sections [and
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the person refuses the officer's request to
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submit to the taking of a specimen voluntarily]. |
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�������(d)��In this section, "bodily injury" and "serious bodily |
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injury" have [has] the meanings [meaning] assigned by Section 1.07, |
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Penal Code. |
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�������SECTION�19.��Section 724.017, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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�������(b)��If the blood specimen was taken according to recognized |
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medical procedures, the [The] person who takes the blood specimen |
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under this chapter, the facility that employs the person who takes |
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the blood specimen, or the hospital where the blood specimen is |
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taken[,] is immune from civil liability [not liable] for damages |
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arising from the taking of the blood specimen at the request or |
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order of the peace officer or pursuant to a search warrant [to take
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the blood specimen] as provided by this chapter and is not subject |
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to discipline by any licensing or accrediting agency or body [if the
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blood specimen was taken according to recognized medical
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procedures]. This subsection does not relieve a person from |
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liability for negligence in the taking of a blood specimen. The |
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taking of a specimen from a person who objects to the taking of the |
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specimen or who is resisting the taking of the specimen does not in |
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itself constitute negligence and may not be considered evidence of |
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negligence. |
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�������(d)��A person whose blood specimen is taken under this |
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chapter in a hospital is not considered to be present in the |
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hospital for medical screening or treatment unless the appropriate |
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hospital personnel determine that medical screening or treatment is |
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required for proper medical care of the person. |
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�������SECTION�20.��(a)��The change in law to Article 18.01, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, applies only to a search warrant issued on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A search warrant issued |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the warrant was issued, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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�������(b)��The changes in law to Chapters 521 and 524 and Section |
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724.012, Transportation Code, and Section 13, Article 42.12, Code |
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of Criminal Procedure, apply only to an offense committed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before |
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the effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when |
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the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was |
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committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of |
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the offense was committed before that date. |
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�������SECTION�21.��This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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______________________________ |
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���President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House����� |
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�������I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�328 passed the Senate on |
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March�19,�2009, by the following vote:��Yeas�31, Nays�0; |
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May�28,�2009, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and |
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requested appointment of Conference Committee; May�29,�2009, House |
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granted request of the Senate; May 31, 2009, Senate adopted |
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Conference Committee Report by the following vote:��Yeas�29, |
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Nays�2. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate���� |
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�������I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�328 passed the House, with |
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amendments, on May�19,�2009, by the following vote:��Yeas�140, |
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Nays�1, three present not voting; May�29,�2009, House granted |
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request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; |
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May�31,�2009, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the |
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following vote:��Yeas�145, Nays�0, one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House��� |
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Approved: |
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______________________________� |
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