84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 273, Chapter 593 Page: 2 of 7
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S.B. No,. 273
1 constitutes a separate violation.
2 (d) A citizen of this state or a person licensed to carry a
3 concealed handgun under this subchapter may file a complaint with
4 the attorney general that a state agency or political subdivision
5 is in violation of Subsection (a) if the citizen or person provides
6 the agency or subdivision a written notice that describes the
7 violation and specific location of the sign found to be in violation
8 and the agency or subdivision does not cure the violation before the
9 end of the third business day after the date of receiving the
10 written notice. A complaint filed under this subsection must
11 include evidence of the violation and a copy of the written notice.
12 (e) A civil penalty collected by the attorney general under
13 this section shall be deposited to the credit of the compensation to
14 victims of crime fund established under Subchapter B, Chapter 56,
15 Code of Criminal Procedure.
16 (f) Before a suit may be brought against a state agency or a
17 political subdivision of the state for a violation of Subsection
18 (a), the attorney general must investigate the complaint to19 determine whether legal action is warranted. If legal action is
20 warranted, the attorney general must give the chief administrative
21 officer of the agency or political subdivision charged with the
22 violation a written notice that:
23 (1) describes the violation and specific location of
24 the sign found to be in violation;
25 (2) states the amount of the proposed penalty for the
26 violation; and
27 (3) gives the agency or political subdivision 15 days2
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 273, Chapter 593, legislative document, June 16, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth704621/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.