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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amount of the state traffic fine. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 542.4031(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the fine prescribed by Section 542.401 or |
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another section of this subtitle, as applicable, a person who |
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enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or is convicted of an |
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offense under this subtitle shall pay $45 [$30] as a state traffic |
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fine. The person shall pay the state traffic fine when the person |
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enters the person's plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or on the |
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date of conviction, whichever is earlier. The state traffic fine |
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shall be paid regardless of whether: |
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(1) a sentence is imposed on the person; |
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(2) the court defers final disposition of the person's |
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case; or |
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(3) the person is placed on community supervision, |
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including deferred adjudication community supervision. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |