TITLE: Relating to registration of a motor vehicle alleged to have been involved in a violation detected by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system.

SUMMARY: Relating to registration of a motor vehicle alleged to have been involved in a violation detected by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to registration of a motor vehicle alleged to have been involved in a violation detected by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 707.017, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 707.017. REGISTRATION AFTER CIVIL PENALTY IMPOSED [ENFORCEMENT].The [(a) If the owner of a motor vehicle is delinquent in the payment of a civil penalty imposed under this chapter, the] county assessor-collector or the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles may not refuse to register a motor vehicle alleged to have been involved in a [the] violation of this chapter solely because the owner of the motor vehicle is delinquent in the payment of a civil penalty imposed under this chapter.[(b) This section does not apply to the registration of a motor vehicle under Section 501.0234.] SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.