TITLE: Relating to the suspension of a driver's license for failure to pay a surcharge.

SUMMARY: Relating to the suspension of a driver's license for failure to pay a surcharge.

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AN ACT relating to the suspension of a driver's license for failure to pay a surcharge. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 708.151(c), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) If on or before the 45th day after the date the first notice was sent the person fails to pay the amount of the surcharge or fails to enter into an installment payment agreement with the department, the department shall send a second notice. [If on or before the 60th day after the date the second notice was sent the person fails to pay the amount of the surcharge or fails to enter into an installment payment agreement with the department, the department shall send a third notice that advises the person that the person's driving privileges are suspended.] SECTION 2. Section 708.154, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 708.154. CREDIT CARD PAYMENT OF SURCHARGE. [(a)] The department by rule may authorize the payment of a surcharge by use of a credit card. The rules shall require the person to pay all costs incurred by the department in connection with the acceptance of the credit card. [(b) If a surcharge or a related cost is paid by credit card and the amount is subsequently reversed by the issuer of the credit card, the license of the person is automatically suspended. [(c) A license suspended under this section remains suspended until the person pays the amount of the surcharge and any related costs.] SECTION 3. Section 708.152, Transportation Code, is repealed. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.