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TITLE 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 15DRIVER LICENSE RULES
SUBCHAPTER DDRIVER IMPROVEMENT
RULE §15.89Moving Violations
ISSUE 03/17/2006
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)Moving violations are defined as an act committed in connection with the operation of a motor vehicle on a public street or highway, which constitutes a hazard to traffic and is prohibited by state law or city ordinance.

(b)A list of traffic offenses that constitute a moving violation is available in Table 1.

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(c)Table 1 also indicates the moving violations that will be assessed points under the Driver Responsibility Program, Texas Transportation Code (TRC), Chapter 708, Subchapter B.

  (1)Not all moving violations are assessed points under the Driver Responsibility Program, however, they may be considered for Habitual Violator action under TRC, §521.292(a)(3).

  (2)Moving violation convictions that are assessed specific surcharges pursuant to Texas Transportation Code, §§708.102 (intoxicated driver offenses), 708.103 (driving while license invalid or without financial responsibility), and 708.104 (driving without valid license including no commercial driver license, driving without the proper commercial license endorsement and driving without the proper motorcycle endorsement), will not be assessed points under the Driver Responsibility Program.

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on March 6, 2006

TRD-200601413

Thomas A. Davis, Jr.

Director

Texas Department of Public Safety

Earliest possible date of adoption: April 16, 2006

For further information, please call: (512) 424-2135

 

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