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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of and access to information about |
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defendants restricted to the operation of a motor vehicle with an |
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ignition interlock device. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 17.441, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A magistrate that restricts a defendant to the operation |
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of a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device under |
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Subsection (a) shall submit the name of the defendant and the date |
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the restriction expires to the Department of Public Safety for |
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inclusion in the Texas Crime Information Center database. |
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SECTION 2. Article 42A.408, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) A court that restricts a defendant to the operation of a |
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motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device under this |
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article shall submit the name of the defendant and the date the |
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restriction expires to the Department of Public Safety for |
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inclusion in the Texas Crime Information Center database. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.02092 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.02092. TEXAS CRIME INFORMATION CENTER DATABASE: |
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DEFENDANTS RESTRICTED TO USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH |
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IGNITION INTERLOCK. (a) The department shall include in the Texas |
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Crime Information Center database: |
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(1) the name of each defendant restricted to the |
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operation of a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock |
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device under Article 17.441 or 42A.408, Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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Section 49.09(h), Penal Code, or Section 521.246, Transportation |
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Code, and the date each restriction expires; and |
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(2) the information provided to the department by a |
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vendor of an ignition interlock device under Section 521.2476, |
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Transportation Code, for each defendant described by Subdivision |
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(1) for whom the vendor has installed an ignition interlock device |
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on the appropriate vehicle. |
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(b) The department shall ensure that a defendant's name is |
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removed from the Texas Crime Information Center database on the |
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expiration of the ignition interlock restriction for that |
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defendant. |
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(c) The Texas Crime Information Center database must: |
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(1) provide the information on a defendant restricted |
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to the operation of a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition |
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interlock device in a format that allows a law enforcement agency to |
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make the information available to a peace officer through a mobile |
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data terminal; and |
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(2) promptly reflect any updated information as |
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necessary to ensure a defendant whose ignition interlock |
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restriction has expired is not indicated through the mobile data |
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terminal as a person who is restricted to the operation of a motor |
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vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device. |
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SECTION 4. Section 509.004(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The division shall require each department to: |
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(1) keep financial and statistical records determined |
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necessary by the division; |
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(2) submit a strategic plan and all supporting |
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information requested by the division; |
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(3) present data requested by the division as |
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necessary to determine the amount of state aid for which the |
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department is eligible; and |
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(4) submit periodic financial audits and statistical |
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reports to the division[; and
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[(5)
submit to the Department of Public Safety the
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full name, address, date of birth, social security number, and
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driver's license number of each person restricted to the operation
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of a motor vehicle equipped with a device that uses a deep-lung
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breath analysis mechanism to make impractical the operation of the
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motor vehicle if ethyl alcohol is detected in the breath of the
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restricted operator]. |
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SECTION 5. Section 49.09(h), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(h) This subsection applies only to a person convicted of a |
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second or subsequent offense relating to the operating of a motor |
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vehicle while intoxicated committed within five years of the date |
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on which the most recent preceding offense was committed. The court |
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shall enter an order that requires the defendant to have an ignition |
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interlock [a] device installed, on each motor vehicle owned or |
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operated by the defendant, that uses a deep-lung breath analysis |
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mechanism to make impractical the operation of the motor vehicle if |
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ethyl alcohol is detected in the breath of the operator, and that |
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requires that before the first anniversary of the ending date of the |
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period of license suspension under Section 521.344, Transportation |
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Code, the defendant not operate any motor vehicle that is not |
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equipped with an ignition interlock [that] device. The court shall |
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require the defendant to obtain the ignition interlock device at |
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the defendant's own cost on or before that ending date, require the |
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defendant to provide evidence to the court on or before that ending |
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date that the ignition interlock device has been installed on each |
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appropriate vehicle, and order the ignition interlock device to |
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remain installed on each vehicle until the first anniversary of |
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that ending date. If the court determines the offender is unable to |
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pay for the ignition interlock device, the court may impose a |
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reasonable payment schedule not to extend beyond the first |
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anniversary of the date of installation. The Department of Public |
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Safety shall approve ignition interlock devices for use under this |
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subsection. Section 521.247, Transportation Code, applies to the |
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approval of an ignition interlock [a] device under this subsection |
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and the consequences of that approval. Failure to comply with an |
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order entered under this subsection is punishable by contempt. For |
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the purpose of enforcing this subsection, the court that enters an |
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order under this subsection retains jurisdiction over the defendant |
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until the date on which the ignition interlock device is no longer |
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required to remain installed. A court that restricts a defendant to |
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the operation of a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition |
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interlock device under this subsection shall submit the name of the |
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defendant and the date the restriction expires to the Department of |
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Public Safety for inclusion in the Texas Crime Information Center |
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database. To the extent of a conflict between this subsection and |
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Subchapter I, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, this |
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subsection controls. |
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SECTION 6. Section 521.246, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) A judge that restricts a person to the operation of a |
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motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device under |
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Subsection (a) shall submit the name of the person and the date the |
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restriction expires to the Department of Public Safety for |
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inclusion in the Texas Crime Information Center database. |
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SECTION 7. Section 521.2476(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The minimum standards shall require each vendor to: |
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(1) be authorized by the department to do business in |
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this state; |
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(2) install an ignition interlock [a] device only if |
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the ignition interlock device is approved under Section 521.247; |
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(3) obtain liability insurance providing coverage for |
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damages arising out of the operation or use of ignition interlock |
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devices in amounts and under the terms specified by the department; |
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(4) install the ignition interlock device and activate |
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any anticircumvention feature of the ignition interlock device |
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within a reasonable time after the vendor receives notice that |
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installation is ordered by a court; |
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(4-a) submit to the department for inclusion in the |
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Texas Crime Information Center database the make, model, vehicle |
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identification number, and license plate number of the motor |
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vehicle on which the vendor installs the ignition interlock device, |
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and the name of the person who is the subject of the court order |
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requiring installation of the ignition interlock device on the |
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motor vehicle; |
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(5) install and inspect the ignition interlock device |
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in accordance with any applicable court order; |
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(6) repair or replace an ignition interlock [a] device |
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not later than 48 hours after receiving notice of a complaint |
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regarding the operation of the ignition interlock device; |
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(7) submit a written report of any violation of a court |
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order to that court and to the person's supervising officer, if any, |
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not later than 48 hours after the vendor discovers the violation; |
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(8) maintain a record of each action taken by the |
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vendor with respect to each ignition interlock device installed by |
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the vendor, including each action taken as a result of an attempt to |
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circumvent the ignition interlock device, until at least the fifth |
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anniversary after the date of installation; |
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(9) make a copy of the record available for inspection |
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by or send a copy of the record to any court, supervising officer, |
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or the department on request; and |
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(10) annually provide to the department a written |
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report of each service and ignition interlock device feature made |
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available by the vendor. |
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SECTION 8. Articles 17.441 and 42A.408, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, Section 49.09, Penal Code, and Section 521.246, |
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Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to a |
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magistrate, court, or judge that orders that a defendant be |
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restricted to the operation of a motor vehicle equipped with an |
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ignition interlock device on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A restriction ordered before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the restriction was |
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ordered, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 9. Section 521.2476, Transportation Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to the installation of an ignition |
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interlock device that occurs on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An installation that occurs before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the installation |
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occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 10. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |