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1. 2015–2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LAW UPDATE84TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION UNITS FIVE – SIX & SEVEN PARTICIPANT HANDOUT AND George D. Little, C.C.P.S. Deputy Chief, INTEL, HS & TRAINING TCOLE Advanced Certified Instructor BCCO PCT #4 PowerPoint BCCO PCT #4 PowerPoint

2. Disclaimer Reminder that any new laws or significant changes to existing statutes sometimes require an Attorney General’s opinion to know how the laws were intended to be enforced.

3. UNIT FIVE Changes to the Texas Transportation Code

4. Statute: 430.002, Signs Erected by Neighborhood Association HB-745Effective: IMMEDIATELY HB 745 amends §430.002 to allow a _____________ owners' association to install a solar-powered light-emitting diode (LED) stop sign within subdivisions if the ______ receives the consent of the……………..

5. Statute: 430.002, Signs Erected by Neighborhood Association HB-745Effective: IMMEDIATELY – Cont’d governing ______ of the political subdivision that maintains the road, highway, or street and pays for the installation and maintenance of the sign.

6. Statutes: §§471.003, Telephone Service to Report Malfunction of Mechanical Safety Devices at Crossings; 471.006, Use of ______ and Whistle or Siren at Crossings; Offense; 471.007, _________________ Railroad Crossing; Offense; 471.008, Franchise to Obstruct Street Crossing HB-2496 Effective: IMMEDIATELY

7. HB 2946 amends multiple sections of the TRC regarding intersections & grade crossings of ____________ tracksand public highways This bill ___________ the following sections of the TRC: 471.003 471.006, 471.008. 471.007, and

8. HB 2946 – Continued: The only one of these changes likely to have any effect at all on line-level peace officers is the ______ of §471.007, Obstructing Railroad Crossing, which prohibited railway companies from blocking a grade crossing for longer than ____ minutes

9. NEW Statutes: §§501.008, Title for Autocycle; 502.004, ______________ for Autocycle; 502.004,Registration for Autocycle; 521.085, Type of _________ Authorized; 545.416, Riding on Motorcycle; 547.617, Motorcycle Footrests and Handholds Required; and

10. NEW Statutes: §§501.008, Title for Autocycle; - Cont’d: 661.0065, Protective __________ for Autocycle

11. SB 449 Effective Immediately SB 449 amends the TRC by creating/amending several sections that relate to an _______________. This bill adds§501.008 to the Title Law and §502.004 to the ___________ Law

12. SB 449 Effective Immediately Continued Each section has the definition of an Autocycle: A motor vehicle, other than a ___________, that is (1) designed to have when propelled not more than ______ wheels on the ground; (2) equipped with a steering wheel

13. SB 449 Effective Immediately Continued (3) equipped with seating that does not _________the operator to straddle or sit astride the seat; and (4) manufactured and certified to comply with federal ___________ standards requirements for a motorcycle.

14. SB 449 Effective Immediately Continued For title and registration purposes, an Autocycle IS considered to be a _______________. Section 521.085(b) was amended to include an Autocycle.

15. SB 449 Effective Immediately Continued This means that for driver’s license purposes, an Autocycle is NOT considered to be a ____________ and a Class M license is NOT required to operate the vehicle. Section 545.416 was amended by adding letter ____ .

16. SB 449 Effective Immediately Continued This means that for the transportation of passengers, an ___________ISconsidered to be a motorcycle. Section 547.617 was amended by adding letter (b). This means that for the requirements regarding handholds and footrests,……….

17. SB 449 Effective Immediately Continued Autocycle is NOTconsidered to be a motorcycle. Section 661.0065 was added regarding protective headgear for Autocycle This means that for _____________ purposes, an Autocycle IS considered to be a motorcycle.

19. HB-315 & HB-830 NEW Statutes: §§504.665, In _____ We Trust License Plates and 504.665, _________ License PlatesEffective Dates: 09/01/2015 (In God We Trust); 01/01/2016 (Alamo)

20. IN GOD WE TRUST REMEMBER

21. NEW Statutes: §§504.665, In God We Trust License Plates and 504.665, Alamo License Plates – Cont’d: House Bill 315 creates a new “In God We Trust” license plate House Bill 830 creates a new Alamo license plate with an image of the Alamo and the word “______________” at the bottom of the plate.

22. HB-315 & HB-830 NEW Statutes: §§504.665, In God We Trust License Plates and 504.665, Alamo License Plates – Cont’d: Both have the same section _______________ in the TRC.

23. Statute: 521.244, Hearing; Order; Determination of Essential Need HB-2246Effective: 09/01/2015 House Bill 2246 expands those who can apply for an ______________ driver's license even though the license has been ______________for an offense under §§49.04-49.08, Penal Code.

25. Statute: 521.244, Hearing; Order; Determination of Essential Need HB-2246Effective: 09/01/2015 Cont’d: The new subsection (e) allows for a person to be issued an occupational __________without being required to establish an essential need as long as they maintain evidence of financial

26. Statute: 521.244, Hearing; Order; Determination of Essential Need HB-2246Effective: 09/01/2015 Cont’d: and have an ignition ___________ device on each motor vehicle owned or operated by them HB 2246 also specifies that a person who is _______________to the operation of a motor vehicle

27. Statute: 521.244, Hearing; Order; Determination of Essential Need HB-2246Effective: 09/01/2015 Cont’d: equipped with an ignition interlock device may not be subject to; (a)(1) time of _________, (2) ____________ for travel, (3) ____________ of travel , or

28. Statute: 521.244, Hearing; Order; Determination of Essential Need HB-2246Effective: 09/01/2015 Cont’d: (b) number of ________ of travel restrictions as part of TRC §521.248 Order Requirements.

29. Statute: 521.249, Notice to Department [of Public Safety]; Issuance of Occupational License HB-441 Effective: 09/01/2015 House Bill 441 extends to the ____th day (rather than the 31st day), the amount of time that a certifiedcourt order may be used as a restricted license.

30. Statute: 521.274, Renewal by Mail or Electronic Means HB-1814Effective: IMMEDIATELY This bill requires _______to allow for the online renewal of the driver’s license of a person who is on active duty in the armed forces of the United Statesand is absent from the state and includes the spouse and dependent children of said individual.

31. Statutes: Chapter 522, Commercial Driver’s Licenses, and Chapter 548, Compulsory Inspection of Vehicles HB-1888 Effective Date: 01/01/2016, HB 1888 amends sections of the TRC in several areas. Most __________have to do with the creation of a ______ learner's permit.

32. Statutes: Chapter 522, Commercial Driver’s Licenses, and Chapter 548, Compulsory Inspection of Vehicles HB-1888 Effective: 01/01/2016, - Cont’d: Other sections address self-certification of commercial drivers and the requirements for proof of __________________in order to register a vehicle in Texas.

33. Statutes: Chapter 522, Commercial Driver’s Licenses, and Chapter 548, Compulsory Inspection of Vehicles HB-1888 Effective: 01/01/2016, - Cont’d: This bill is lengthy (34 pages!) and deals mostly with the creation of a CDL learner's permit.

34. Statutes: except for the addition of TRC §522.093, Self-Certification of Medical Status, which becomes effective on 01/30/2016. HB 1888 also creates TRC §522.903 (effective 01/30/2016), which allows

35. Statutes: except for the addition of TRC §522.093, Self-Certification of Medical Status, which becomes effective on 01/30/2016 - Cont’d: DPS to __________the commercial driver's license privilege from the holder of a license or permit if the holder fails to provide DPS a self-certification of operating status or ______ to provide and maintain with DPSa current

36. Statutes: except for the addition of TRC §522.093, Self-Certification of Medical Status, which becomes effective on 01/30/2016 - Cont’d: medical examiner's certificate Changes to §548.256 allow for the owner of a vehicle that is out-of-state when the registration renewal application is filed to register the vehicle without it ______________

37. Statutes: except for the addition of TRC §522.093, Self-Certification of Medical Status, which becomes effective on 01/30/2016 - Cont’d: provided the person has the vehicle inspected upon its return to the state The bill also adds §548.605 which ________ an offense for operating

38. Statutes: except for the addition of TRC §522.093, Self-Certification of Medical Status, which becomes effective on 01/30/2016 - Cont’d: vehicle and failing to comply with the inspection requirements. This is a Class ____ misdemeanor.

39. Statute: §§541.201, Vehicles, and 622.901, Width ExceptionsSB-971 Effective: 09/01/2015 SB 971 expands the definition of an Implement of ____________ to include towed vehicles used to spread ______________ or _____________and motor vehicles used to feed _____________.

41. Statute: §§541.201, Vehicles, and 622.901, Width ExceptionsSB-971 Effective: 09/01/2015 – Cont’d: This definition has not changed in many decades and this change is fairly significant. For towed units used to spread fertilizer and agricultural chemicals, it means these vehicles will not have to be _______________.

42. Statute: §§541.201, Vehicles, and 622.901, Width ExceptionsSB-971 Effective: 09/01/2015 – Cont’d: For motor vehicles designed and adapted to deliver ______ to livestock, it also means many regulations will not apply. Because implements of husbandry are _______________from almost all regulations, this could mean that a person driving a pick-up that is used

43. Statute: §§541.201, Vehicles, and 622.901, Width ExceptionsSB-971 Effective: 09/01/2015 – Cont’d: only to feed livestock would not need;. • _______________ • _________________, • __________________, or • a ________ __________ to operate the vehicle.

44. NEW Statute: 545.0653, Restriction on Use of Highway in Maintenance or Construction Work Zone HB-3225 Effective: 09/01/2015 HB 3225 amends the TRC by creating §545.0653, which relates to _____________________for certain motor vehicles in highway construction or maintenance work zones.

45. NEW Statute: 545.0653, Restriction on Use of Highway in Maintenance or Construction Work Zone HB-3225 Effective: 09/01/2015 – Cont’d: HB 3225 gives the executive director of TxDOT or his designee the authority to restrict a commercial motor vehicle to a specific lane of traffic in a construction or maintenance work zone.

46. Statute: 545.404, Unattended Motor Vehicle HB-2194 Effective: IMMEDIATELY TRC §545.404 states an operator may not leave a vehicle _______________without stopping the engine; locking the ignition; removing the key; setting the parking brake; and, if on a grade, turning the front wheelsto the curb or edge of the road way

47. Statute: 545.404, Unattended Motor Vehicle HB-2194 Effective: IMMEDIATELY – Cont’d: Section (b) has been added allowing an operator to start the vehicle from a remote location as long as the vehicle can not be _______ without the key being placed in or near the vehicle and not be in ________________of the aforementioned requirements.

48. Statute: 545.404, Unattended Motor Vehicle HB-2194 Effective: IMMEDIATELY – Cont’d: In plain English, HB 2194 amends TRC §545.404 to exempt the use of a _______ ___________ or similar device from the offense of leaving a motor vehicle unattended.

49. NEW Statute: 547.306, LED Ground Effect Lighting Equipment on Motorcycle SB-1918 Effective: 09/01/2015 SB 1918 amends the TRC by creating §547.603, with permits the use of _______ ground-effect lighting for use on motorcycles

50. NEW Statute: 547.306, LED Ground Effect Lighting Equipment on Motorcycle SB-1918 Effective: 09/01/2015 – Cont’d: This bill creates a new section that allows for ______ lighting to be used to illuminate the body of the motorcycle or the ground below the motorcycle.