87-D-24 Fee Collection
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ORDINANCE NO. g'7-D'-~Lf
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE MUNICIPAL COURT TO
COLLECT A FEE TO COVER COST OF ADMINISTERING
ARTICLE 6701D, SEC. 143A, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL
STATUTES.
WHEREAS, Article 6701d, Sec. 143A, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes has been amended to permit the Municipal Court to assess
a fee to administer this section, and
fee to
143A.
WHEREAS, the City Council deems the collection of the
be necessary to off-set the cost of administering Sec.
NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS.
The Municipal Court will assess a fee of $10.00 for each
defendant who is assigned a driving safety course at his/her
request and who furnishes proof of completion of said driving
safety course to said court.
APPROVED on first reading this the
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the
1987.
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S.B~ 515 - DRIVER'S LICENSES: DRIVING SAFETY
COURSES
Effective 9/1/87
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SECTION 1. Section 143A, Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways
(Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 143A. DISMISSAL OF, CERTAIN MISDEMEANOR CHARGES
UPON COMPLETING DRIVING SAFETY COURSE. (a) When a person is
charged with a misdemeanor offense under this Act, other than a violation of Section
51, committed while operating a motor vehicle, the defendant shall be advised of his
right to successfully complete a driving safety course and the court:
(1) in its discretion may defer proceedings and allow the person 90 days to
present evidence that, subsequent to. the alleged act, the person has successfully
completed a driving safety course approved by the Texas Department. of Public
Safety or other driving safety course approved by the court; or
(2) shall defer proceedings and allow the person 90. days to present ~
department-approved certificate of course completion as written evidence that,
subsequent to the alleged act, the person has successfully completed a driving safety
course approved by the Texas Department of Public Safety or another driving safety
course approved by the court, if:
(A) on or before the answer date on the citation the person enters a plea in
person or in writing of No Contest or Guilty and presents to the court an oral request
or ~ written request. in person or by mail. to take a course;
(B) the person has a valid Texas driver's license or permit;
(C) the person's driving record as maintained by the Texas Department of
Public Safety does not indicate successful completion of a driving safety course under
this subdivision within the two years immediately preceding the date of the alleged
offense;.
CD) the person files an affidavit with the court stating that the person is not in
the process of taking a course under this subdivision and has not completed a course
under this subdivision that is not yet reflected on the person's driving record: and
(E) the offense charged is for an offense covered by this section other than
speeding 25 miles an hour or more over the posted speed limit at the place where the
alleged offense occurred.
(b) When the person complies with the provisions of Subsection (a) of this
section and a certificate of course completion approved by the department is accepted
by the court, the court shall dismiss the charge. but the court may only dismiss one
charge for completion of each course. .
When a charge is dismissed under this section, the charge may not be part of
the person's driving record or used for any purpose, but the court shall report the fact
that a person has successfully completed a driving safety course and the date of
completion to the Texas Department of ~ublic Safety for. inclusion in the person's
driving record. The court shall note in its report whether the course was taken under
the procedure provided by Subdivision (2) of Subsection (a) of this section for the
purpose of providing information necessary to determine eligibility to take a
subsequent 'course under that subdivision. An insurer delivering or issuing for
delivery a motor vehicle insurance policy in this state may not cancel or increase the
premium charged the insured under the policy merely because of an offense
dismissed under this section or because the insured c! lmpleted a driving safety course
under this section. .
c The court ma re uire the erson re uestin a 'vin safe cou se to a
a fee set by the court at an amount that does not exceed 10 includin a s ecial
fees authorized by statute or municipal ordinance to cove the cost of ad . nisterin
this section. Fees collected under this subsection b a munici al cou shall be
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deposited in the municipal treasury. Fees collected by other courts shall be deposited
in the county treasury of the county in which the court is located. If the person
requesting a driving safety course does not take the course. the person is not entitled
to a refund of the fee required by this subsection.
Cd) . The department shall administer comprehensive rules and regulations
governing driving. safety courses and shall place on file such rules with the secretary
of state. .. . .
(e) No person shall distribute any written information for the purpose of
advertising a provider of a driving safety course within 500 feet of any court having
iurisdiction over an offense subject to this section. This subsection does not apply to
distribution of such information to a court for the purpose of obtaining approval of
the course. or to advise the court of the availability of the course. or to distribution by
the court. A violation of this subsection by a provider.' or the provider's agent.
servant. employee. or a person acting in a representative capacity for the provider.
shall result in loss of the provider's status as a provider of a course approved or
licensed by the Texas Department of Public Safety or other driving safety course
approved by the court.
SECTION 2. Each traffic citation or promise to appear issued for any offense
to which this Act may apply shall contain a clear statement as follows: "You may be
able to require that this charge be dismissed by taking a driving safety course.
However, you will lose that right if you do not provide written notice to the court on
or before your appearance date of your desire to do so." If such language is not so
supplied, the cited part ma continue to exercise such right until so informed or until
th . erwlse spos o.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1987, and applies only to
offense under the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways (Article 6701d,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) that is committed on or after that date.?An offense
committed before the effective date of this Act is punishaOle by the law in existence
at the time the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for
that purpose. For purposes of this section an offense is committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date.
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H.B. 273 - DRIVER'S LICENSES: DEFENSIVE DRIVING
COURSES; ALCOHOL DRUG ADDICTION
Effective 911/87
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SECTION 1. Section 30, Chapter 173, Acts of the 47th Legislature, Regular
Session, 1941 (Article 6687b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 30. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a driver of a motor
vehicle who is addicted to the use of alcohol or a controlled substance, of who has
been adjudged mentally incompetent and has. not been restored to competency by
judicial decree or released from a hospital for the mentally incompetent upon a
certificate of the superintendent .that .such. person is competent. A finding that a
person is addicted to the use of alcohol or a controlled substance must be based on a
determination by the court that the person is psychologically or physiologically
dependent on alcohol or a controlled substance. Any finding by any court of
competent jurisdiction that any person holding a driver's license is mentally
incompetent or addicted to the use of alcohol or a controlled substance shall carry
with it a revocation of the driver's license. It shall be the duty of the clerk of any
court in which such findings are made, to certify same to the Department within ten
(10) days.
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SECTION 2. Section 143A, Uniform Act Regulating Traffic op Highways
(Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as foll~ws: .
Sec. 143A. DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN MISDEMEANOR ; CHARGES
UPON COMPLETING DRIVING SAFETY COURSE. (a) When ~ person is
charged with a misdemeanor offense under this Act, other than a violation of Section
51, committed while operating a motor vehicle, the court:
(1) in its discretion may defer proceedings and allow the person 90 days to
present evidence that, subsequent to the alleged act, the person has successfully
completed a defensive driver's course approved by the Texas Department of Public
Safety or other driving safety course approved by the court;.or .
(2) shall defer proceedings and allow the person 90 days to present written
evidence that, subsequent to the alleged act, the person has successfully completed a
defensive driver's Course approved by the Texas Department of Public Safety or
another driving safety course approved by the court, if:
(A) the person enters a plea either in person or in writing of no contest or
guilty and presents to the court an oral or written request to take a course;
(B) the person has a valid Texas driver's license or permit; and
(C) the person's driving record as maintained by the Texas Department of
Public Safety does not indicate successful completion of a driving safety course under
this subdivision within the two years immediately preceding the date of the alleged
offense. and the person is not in the process of taking a course under this subdivision
nor has completed a course under this subdivision that is not yet reflected on his
drivin g record.
(b) When the person complies with the provisions of Subsection (a) of this
section and the evidence presented is accepted by the court, the court shall dismiss
the charge; provided. however. that only one offense may be dismissed under one
defensive driving course.
When a charge is dismissed under this section, the charge may not be part of
the person's driving record or used for any purpose. Insurance companies are
specifically prohibited from increasing or charging a fee or premium as a result of the
defensive driving course or the alleged offense, but the court shall report the fact that
a person has successfully completed a driving safety course and the date of
completion to the Texas Department of Public Safety for inclusion in the person'8
driving record. The court shall note in its report whether the course was taken under
the procedure provided by Subdivision (2) of Subsection (a) of this section for the
purpose of providing information necessary to determine eligibility to take a
subsequent course under that subdivision.
(c) The court may. at its option. require the person requesting a defensive
driving course to pay a fee not to exceed $10 to cover the expense of administering
this Act. Fees collected under this Act by municipal courts shall be deposited in the
municipal treasury. Fees collected by other courts shall be deposited in the county
treasury of the county where the court is located.
SECTION 3. Section 1 of this Act takes effect September 1, 1987.
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H.B. 1294 - - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - MANDATORY
Effective 9/1/87
SECTION 1. Sections lC, IF, 4, 7A, and 29, Texas Motor Vehicle Safety-
Responsibility Act (Article 6701h, Vernon's Texas Civ'l Statutes), are amended to
read as follows: ~t
Sec. Ie. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FINANC L RESPONSIB LITY. ful
Failure to maintain financial responsibility as defined in ection 1(10) oft is Act is a
Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a rme of not les than Seventy-qve Dollars
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($75). Subsequent offenses shall be 'Class B misdemeanors, punishable by a fine of
not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200).
(b) In addition of the fine levied under Subsection (a) of this section. a person
convicted of a violation of that subsection shall pay a sum of Seventy-five Dollars
($75) as costs of court to. be collected in addition to other taxable court costs at the
same time and in the same manner as fines and other court costs.
(c) . the officer collecting the costs in 'a municipal court. case shall keep
separate records of thefurids collected as costs under Subsection (b) of this section
and shall deposit the funds in the municipal treasury. The officer collecting the costs
in a iustice. county. or district court case shall keep separate records of the funds
collected as costs under Subsection (b) of this section and shall deposit the funds in
the county treasury. On receipt. the custodians of the municipal and county treasuries
may deposit the funds collected under Subsection (b) of this section in interest-
bearing accounts. The custodians shall keep records of the amounts of funds on
deposit collected under Subsection (b) of this section and shall on or before the last
day of the month following each calendar quarter. report and remit to the Comptroller
of Public Accounts ninety percent (90%) of the funds collected under Subsection (b)
of this section during the preceding quarter in the same. manner as fees collected
under Section 9B. Chapter 546. Acts of the 59th Legislature. Regular Session. 1965
(Article 4413(29aa). Vernon's Texa's Civil Statutes). Each city and county collecting
funds under Subsection (b) of this section may retain ten percent (10%) of the funds
collected under Subsection (b) of this section as a service fee for the collection. The
city or county may also retain all interest accrued on the funds. All funds collected
are subiect to audit by the Comptroller of Public Accounts. who is specifically
authorized to adopt rules to ensure efficient and proper reporting and remitting of
those funds.
(d) The Comptroller of Public Accounts shall deposit the funds received
under Subsection (b) of this section in the Operator's and Chauffeur's License Fund.
Those funds are permanently dedicated to the Department of Public Safety.
(e) The court shall require payment of a Ten Dollar ($10) fee before
dismissing proceedings under Subsection (a) of this section. The fee collected b~a
municipal court under this subsection shall be deposited in the municipal treasu_.
The fee collected by another court under this subsection shall be deposited in the
county treasury of the county in which the court collecting. the fee is located. Money
deposited under this subsection may be used by the court that collected the money to
defray expenses incurred in administering this section.
Sec. IF. SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE AND MOTOR VEHICLE
REGISTRATION. A second or subsequent conviction of failure to maintain
financial responsibility shall also carry a suspension of driver's license and motor
vehicle registration unless the defendant establishes and maintains proof of financial
responsibility for two years from the date of conviction. The requirement for filing
proof of financial responsibility may be waived if satisfactory evidence is filed with
the Department that the party convicted was at the time of arrest covered by a policy
of liability insurance or was otherwise exempt as provided in Section lA(b) of this
Act.
Sec. 4. REPORT REQUIRED FOLLOWING ACCIDENT; AVAILABILITY
OF INFORMATION. (a) The operator of 'every motor vehicle which is in any
manner involved in an accident. within the State not investigated by a law
enforcement officer, in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to
the property of anyone person, including himself, to an apparent extent of at least
Five Hundred Dollars ($500) is sustained, shall within ten (10) days after such
accident report the matter in writing to the Department. Such report, the form of
which shall be prescribed by the Department, shall contain information to enable the
Department to determine whether the requirements for the deposit of security under
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Section 5 are inapplicable by reason of the existence of insurfnce or other exceptions
specified in this Act. Any written report of accident in accqrdance with Section 44,
Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways (Article 6701" Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes), if actually made to the Department, shall be sufficient provided it also
contains the information required herein.' The Department may rely upon the
accuracy of the information unless and' until it has reason to believe that the
information is erroneous. If such operator 'be physically incapable of making ,such
report, the owner of the motor vehicle involved in such accident shall, within ten (10)
days after learning of the accident, make such report. The operator or the owner shall
furnish such additional relevant information as the Department shall require.
(b) Accident reports that are released for insurance purposes. other than
investigation of a specific accident. shall reflect only those .accidents as a result of
which the insured was issued a citation for a violation of the Uniform Act Regulating
Traffic on Highways (Article 6701d. Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Sec.7A. REINSTATEMENT--FEES. Whenever a license or registration, or
nonresident's operating privilege is suspended under this Article, ,no such license or
registration, or nonresident's operating privilege shall be reinstated or new license or
registration shall be issued unless the licensee or registrant or nonresident, in addition
to complying with other provisions of this Article, pays to the Department a fee of
Fifty Dollars ($50) in addition to any other fees which may be required by law. Only
one such fee shall be paid by anyone person regardless of the number of licenses and
registrations to be reinstated for or issued to such person in connection with such
payment.
The fees paid pursuant to this Section shall be used by the Department to
administer the provisions of this Article.
Sec. 29. DURATION OF PROOF-- WHEN PROOF MAYBE CANCELLED
OR RETURNED. The Department shall upon request consent to the immediate
cancellation of any bOI\d or certificate of insurance, or the Department shall direct
and the State Treasurer shall return to the person entitled thereto any money or
securities deposited pursuant to this Act as proof of financial responsibility, or the
Department shall waive the requirement of filing proof, in any of the following
events:
1. At any time after two (2) years from the date such proof was required
when, during the two-year period preceding the request, the Department has not
received record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail which would require or permit
the suspension or revocation of the license, registration or nonresident's operating
privilege of the person by or for whom such proof was fumished; or
2. In the event of the death of the person on whose behalf such proof was
filed or the permanent incapacity of such person to operate a motor vehicle; or
3. In the event the person who has given proof surrenders his license and
registration to the Department;
Provided, however, that the Department shall not consent to the cancellation
of any bond or the return _of any money or securities in the event any action for
damages upon a liability covered by such proof is then pending or any judgment upon
any such liability is then unsatisfied, or in the event the person who has filed such
bond or deposited such money or securities has, within two (2) years imm.ediately
preceding such request, been involved as an operator or owner in any motor vehicle
accident resulting in injury or damage to the person or property of others. An
affidavit of the applicant as to the nonexistence of such facts, or that he has been
released from all of his liability, or has beep. finally adjudicated not to be liable, for
such injury or damage, shall be sufficient e~' dence thereof in the absence of evidence
to the contrary in the records of the Depart nt. ~t
Whenever any person whose proo has been canc lled or returned under
Subdivision 3 of this Section applies for a icense or regis tion within a period of
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two (2) years from the date :proof was originally required, any such application shall
be refused unless the applicant shall re-establish such proof for the remainder of such
two-year period.
SECTION 2. Subsections (a) and (b), Section 5, Texas Motor Vehicle Saf;ety-
Responsibility Act (Article 6701h, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to
read as follows: . . ,
(a) If twenty (20) days after the receipt of a report of a motor vehicle accident
within this State which has resulted iIi bodily injury or death, or damage to, the
property of anyone person of at least One Thousand Dollars ($1.000), the
Department does not have on file evidence satisfactory to it that the person who
would otherwise be required to file security under Subsection (b) of this section, has
been released from liability, or has been finally adjudicated not to be liable, or:has
executed a duly acknowledged written agreement providing for the payment of an
agreed amount in installments with respect to all claims for injuries or damages
resulting from the accident, and the Department finds that there is a reasonable
probability of a judgment being rendered against the person as a result of the
accident, the Department shall determine the amount of security which shall be
sufficient in its judgment, and in no event less than One Thousand Dollars ($1.000) to
satisfy any judgment or judgments for damages resulting from such accident as may
be recovered against each operator or owner.
(b) The Department shall, subject to the provisions of Subsection (c) of this
section, suspend the license and all registrations of each operator and owner of a
motor vehicle in any manner involved in such accident, if there is found to be a
reasonable probability of a judgment being rendered against that person as a result of
the accident, and if such operator or owner is a nonresident the privilege of operating
a motor vehicle within this State, and the privilege of the use within this State of any
motor vehicle owned by him unless such operator, owner or operator and owner shall
deposit security in the sum so determined by the Department or by a person presiding
at a hearing and in no event less than One Thousand Dollars ($1.000) and unless such
operator and owner shall give proof of financial responsibility.
Before suspension of a license, registration, or pri vilege, the Department must
find that there is a reasonable probability of a judgment being rendered against the
person as a result of the accident and the amount of security that must be deposited.
For this purpose it may consider the report of the investigating officer, the accident
reports of all parties involved, and any affidavits of persons having knowledge of the
facts. Notice of the determination by the Department shall be served personally on
the person or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the affected
person's last known address, as shown by the records of the Department. The notice
shall specify that the license to operate a motor vehicle and the registration, or
nonresident's operating privilege, will be. suspended unless the person, within twenty
(20) days after personal service or the mailing of the notice, establishes that the
provisions of this section are not applicable to him and that he has previously
furnished such information to the Department or that there- is no reasonable
probability of a judgment being rendered 'against him as a result of the accident. The
notice shall recite that the person to whom it is addressed is entitled to a hearing, as
provided in this Act if a written request. for a hearing is delivered or mailed to the
Department within twenty (20) days after personal serVice or the mailing of the
notice. The person's license to operate the vehicle and his registration or
nonresident's operating privilege may not be suspended pending the outcome of the
hearing and any appeal. ;
If a hearing is requested, the Department shall summon the person requesjng
the hearing to appear forthe hearing as provided in this subsection. The hearing s all
be held not less than ten (10) days after notice is given to the person requesting he
hearing and written charges shall be made and a copy given to the person request' ng
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the hearing at the time he is given the hearing notice. Juri~ction for the hearing is
vested in the judge of a police court, or a justice of the peace in the county and
precinct in which the person requesting the hearing resides. r The hearing officer may
receive a fee for hearing these cases if the f~e is approved by, the commissioners court
of the. county of jurisdiction, but the fee may not be more than Five Dollars ($5) a
case and shall be paid from the general revenue fund of the county. The hearing
officer may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses
arid the production of relative books and papers. It shall be the duty of the court to
set the matter for hearing upon ten (10) days written notice to the Department. Such
proceeding shall have precedence over all other matters of a different nature, and
shall be tried before the judge within fifteen, (15) days from the filing thereof, and
neither party shall be entitled to a jury. At the hearing, the issues to be determined
are whether there is a reasonable probability of a judgment being rendered against the
person requesting the hearing as a result of the accident and, if so, the amount of
security that will be sufficient to satisfy any judgment or judgments for damages
resulting from the accident, but in no event less than One Thousand Dollars ($1.000),
that may be recovered from the person requesting the hearing. The officer who
presides at the hearing shall report the findings in the case to the Department. Notice
as required by this paragraph shall be served personally on the person or mailed by
certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last known address, as shown
by the records of the Department.
If, after a hearing, the determination is that there is a reasonable probability of
a judgment being rendered against the person as a result of the accident, the person
may appeal the findings to the county court of the county in which the hearing was
held and the appeal shall be de novo.
If a written request for a hearing is not delivered or mailed to the Department
within twenty (20) days after personal service or the mailing of notice and the person
has not established within that time that the provisions of this section do not apply to
him or if within twenty (20) days after a hearing and exhaustion of the appeal
procedure, if an appeal is made in which the decision is against the person requesting
the hearing, security and proof of financial responsibility are not deposited with the
Department, the Department shall suspend the person's license'to operate a motor
vehicle, the vehicle registration, or nonresident's operating privilege until the person
complies with the provisions of this Act.
Notice of such suspension shall be sent by the Department to such operator
and owner not less than ten (10) days prior to the effective date of such suspension
and shall state the amount required as security and the necessity for proof of financial
responsibility. Where erroneous information is given the Department with respect to
the matters set forth in subdivisions 2, 3, and 4 of Subsection (c) of this Section, it
shall take appropriate action as hereinbefore provided, within sixty (60) days after
receipt by it or correct information with respect to said matters.
The determination by the Department or by a person presiding at a hearing of
the question of whether there is a reasonable probability of a judgment being
rendered against a person as a result of an accident may not be introduced in evidence
in any civil suit for damages arising from the accident. ,
. SECTION 3. Subsection (a), Section 36, Texl!s Motor Vehicle- Safety-
Responsibility Act (Article 6701h, Vernori's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Except for fees collected under Section 1C(e) of this Act. the fees and
charges required by this Act shall be remitted without deduction to the Department at
Austin, Texas, and all such fees so cOllect~shall be depositpd in the Treasury of the
State of Texas to the credit of a fund to be nown as the O~erator's and Chauffeur's
License Fund. In addition to statutory re ording fees of cpunty clerks required in
Section 24, any request for certified abstrac1 of operating refrd required in Section 3
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shall be accompanied by a fee of Twenty Dollars ($20) for each transaction.
Statutory fees required by the State Department of Highways and Public
Transportation in furnishing certified abstracts or in connection with suspension of
registrations, or such statutory fees which shall become due the State Treasurer for
issuance of certificates of deposits required in Section 25, shall be remitted from such
Fund.
SECTION 4. Subsection (~), Section 17, Texas Motor Vehicle Safety-
Responsibility Act (Article 6701h, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
read as follows: ·
(c) Licenses and registrations suspended or revoked shall remain suspended
or revoked and shall not at any time thereafter be renewed nor shall any license be
thereafter issued to such person, nor shall any motor vehicle be thereafter regIstered
in the name of such person.' until permitted under the Motor Vehic1e Laws of this
State and not then unless and until he shall give and thereafter maintain proof of
financial responsibility.
SECTION 5. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 1987.
(b) A court may not assess the fee required by this Act for offenses allegedly
committed before the effective date of this Act For purposes of this section, an
offense is committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the
offense occurred before that date.
S.B. 800 - PEACE OFFICERS, STANDARDS FOR
Effective 9/1/87
SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 2, Chapter 546, Acts of the 59th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, as amended (Article 4413(29aa), Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
(a) The Commission shall have the authority and power to:
(1) Promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of this Act
including the authority to require the submission of reports and information by any
state, county, special district, or municipal agency within this state which employs
peace officers, jailers or guards of county jails. or reserve law enforcement officers.
(2) Establish minimum standards that relate to competence and reliability,
including educational, training, physical, mental and moral standards for licensing as
a peace officer or reserve law enforcement officer in a permanent position, and
licensing as a jailer or guard of a county jail in a permanent, temporary, or
probationary status.
(3) Issue permanent licenses to persons qualified under the provisions of this
Act to be peace officers or reserve law. enforcement officers, and issue temporary or
permanent licenses to persons qualified to be jailers or guards of county jails.
(4) Certify persons as having qualified as instructors under such conditions as
the Commission may prescribe. _ . ' -
(5) Establish minimum curriculum requirements for preparatory, in-service
and advanced courses and programs for schools or academies operated by or for the
state or any political subdivisions thereof for the Spe9ific purpose of training :peace
officers, jailers and guards of county jails, or reserve law enforcement officers, or
recruits for those positions. '
(6) Consult and cooperate with counties, special districts, municip<:llities,
agencies of this state, other governmental agencies, and with universities, colleges,
junior colleges, and other institutions concerning the de.velopment of training S1hOOlS
and programs of courses of instruction for peace officers, jailers or guards of ounty
jails, or reserve law enforcement officers.,
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A DMSION OF ,'..I~utherland
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
I, Paul Davis, authorized representative of the SUN NEWSPAPERS,
do solemnly swear that the notice, a printed copy of which is
hereto attached, was published once a week for 1 consecutive
week(s) innthe HERALD SUN published at Universal City, Bexar County,
Texas on the following date(s), to wit: October 29
A.D., 1987.
(COUNTY OF BEXAR)
eSTATE OF TEXAS)
Subscribed and sworn to before me, th s
1987.
AN ORDINANCE BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE,
CITY OF SCHERTZ, .
\ TEXAS, AUTHORIZING
THE MUNICIPAL COURT
i TO COLLECT A FEE TO
. COVER COST OF ADM 1-
NISTERtNG ARTICLE'"
67010, SECTION 143A,
VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL
STATUES.
Passed, approved and
adopted the 20th day of
October, 1987 '
June G. Kraus~,
City SecretarY
November,
2nd
day of
ignature
R. L. Retzloff
Notary Public Printed or
Typed Name
My commission expires:
9-18-91
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512-658-7424
122 E. BYRD
UNIVERSAL CITY, TX 78148