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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exempting certain military personnel from motor vehicle |
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registration fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 431.039, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 431.039. EXEMPTION FROM FEES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL |
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BEING DEPLOYED. A member of the National Guard on federal active |
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duty, or a member of the armed forces of the United States on active |
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duty, who is preparing to be deployed to serve in a hostile fire |
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zone as designated by the United States secretary of defense is |
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exempt from paying the following state or local governmental fees |
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the member incurs because of the deployment to arrange the member's |
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personal affairs: |
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(1) fees for obtaining copies of: |
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(A) a birth certificate; |
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(B) a recorded marriage license; |
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(C) a divorce decree; |
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(D) a child support order; |
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(E) guardianship documents; and |
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(F) property tax records; |
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(2) fees for issuing a marriage license or duplicate |
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marriage license; [and] |
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(3) fees for transferring title to real or personal |
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property; and |
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(4) fees for vehicle registration or renewal of |
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vehicle registration, including the renewal fee for a vehicle |
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issued specialty or personalized license plates and any additional |
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or optional fee authorized or imposed by Chapter 502, |
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Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |