78th Texas Legislature, Third Called Session, House Bill 2, Chapter 8 Page: 23 of 35
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H.B. No. 2
1 (e) A request to take a driving safety course or motorcycle
2 operator training course made at or before the time and at the place
3 at which a defendant is required to appear in court is an appearance
4 in compliance with the defendant's promise to appear.
5 (1) When a defendant complies with Subsection (c), the court
6 shall:
7 (1) remove the judgment and dismiss the charge;
8 (2) report the fact that the defendant successfully
9 completed a driving safety course or a motorcycle operator training
10 course and the date of completion to the Texas Department of Public
11 Safety for inclusion in the person's driving record; and
12 (3) state in that report whether the course was taken
13 under this article to provide information necessary to determine
14 eligibility to take a subsequent course under Subsection (b).
15 (m) The court may dismiss only one charge for each
16 completion of a course.
17 (n) A charge that is dismissed under this article may not be
18 part of a person's driving record or used for any purpose.
19 (o) An insurer delivering or issuing for delivery a motor
20 vehicle insurance policy in this state may not cancel or increase
21 the premium charged an insured under the policy because the insured
22 completed a driving safety course or a motorcycle operator training
23 course, or had a charge dismissed under this article.
24 (p) The court shall advise a defendant charged with a
25 misdemeanor under Section 472.022, Transportation Code, Subtitle
26 C, Title 7, Transportation Code, or Section 729.001(a)(3),
27 Transportation Code, committed while operating a motor vehicle of23
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 78th Texas Legislature, Third Called Session, House Bill 2, Chapter 8, legislative document, October 15, 2003; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth157992/m1/23/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.