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vmitted with E e yyears of the date on wkcll the mostrecent preceding offense was conunitted, the suspensioncontinues for a period of one ),ear;For a DWI second and third the changes read:Not lm than 180 days or more than two years if punishedunder Section 49.09(a) [DWI Zud] or (b) IDWI3rd1, Penal Code, or not less than one year or more thantwo years, if the person is punished under Section49.09(a) or (L?), Peual Code, ad is subject to Section49.09(g) of that code.Appliuzbilify. These changes apply "only to the suspension of thedr~er's license of a person convicted of an offense commilted on orafter Septenlber 1,2001.For an intoxication manslaughter case, the suspension period hasalso changed:Contuiues for a period set by the comt of not less than180 days or more than 2 yeam except that if the person'slicense is suspended for a second or subsequent offenseunder Section 49.08 [Intoxication Manslaugllter], PenalCode, comn~itted within 10 yean of date on which tl~emost recent preceding offense was comn~itted the suspensioncon~mes for a period set by the court of notless tlian one year or more than hvo years.Applicabilip: Tl~ese changes apply "only to die suspension of thedr~er's license of a person convicted of an offense conmitted on orafter September 1,2001."Completion of progm~ no longer prevents revocation of license.Section 521.344(d)(2) allowed for a kense vevocation protection ifthe defendant completed a program. Tllis is eliminated for repeatoffenders under 49.09(a) and (b) who are subject to 49.03(g).Applimbilit~? Applies "ody to the suspension of the drivcr*slicense of a pelson co~~victed of an offense co~~unitted on or afterSeptember 1,2001.Deep 1unganal)~is exceptio~lis elu~~ated Sechon 521 444(d) (2)is amended sucl~ that the license evocation protection heretoforeafforded probationer because a deep-lung a~~alysis device was installedis elvninatedfor 49.04(gi offende~s under 49.09(a) and (b).Applicfibility: Applies "only to the suspe~~sion of the driver'slicense of a pelson con~icted of an offense conmitted on or dterSeptember 1,2001.Requirement of Evaluation under Atticle 42.12 9 9(11) is added.Seclion ~(II) a~ticle 42.12 CCP is anlended to add a "within Eve ycar"repeat offender requiren~eat Illat a 9(11) evaluation be done to deter-&le alcol~ol or drug rel~nbilitatio~~ required.Appli~~~biIiv. Applies "only to a1 eduatiotl ordered in relation toan offense coau~~iliued on or after September 1,2001.hticle 42.12, Section 13 1s a~~~ended 2s follows, applylng ody to apetson placed 011 conum~nitp supe~visio~~ for an offense conmitted onor after September 1,2001:Section (R) 49.090 offender required to do not less lhau 5 da)s[ve~sustandard 72 hours] in county jd 011 DWI secondSectio~i (g) July may not recon~mcnd Illat license not be suspeu&ed wl~ere second or tlurd DWI defecida~~t is a 49.09(g) offender.Section (k) Jud~cidly ordered suspension is inc~eased from vangeof 180 days to tmo years for second and third offender to mge of oneto-twoyears for second or tllird aifecting 49.09(g) offender.The 49.03 offense of Consumption of AlcoholBeverage by operatoris repealed.HB2250 -Broadens Both Impact and Scope of Priors Available for49.09 Enhancement.49.@(a) and (b) are amended so that no matter how long agocommitted, enhancement to third degree felony requires only one(venus the former two) prior intoxication n~anslaugliter, or a subslantiallysimilar offense from another state.49.09(c) and (0 are amended to this effect:(1)The "more than 10 years allel" remoteness exception is narrowedso that commission of the current offense must haveoccurred more than 10 years after the latest of:(A)tlle date the judgment was entered for the previous convic-Uo11;(B)the date of discl~a~ge from the cornunity supeivision of theprevious conviction(C)the date of successful completion of the parole of the previousconviction(D)me date of completion of the confinement or imprisonnlentfor the previous conviction.(2)A prior conviction for Intoxication Manslaughter may beused for enhancement no matter now remoteApplicabilitjc Applies "ody to the enhancement of punishment attl~e hidof w offaw a,mn&cd on order.. . [Septeruba. 1,20011."Amricnn Bnr&ociafio?r: XalfOnalRrrminlion of Ctin~i~nlOefer~se ~tcjwo: SlnleL!m Sponso~d Ahmrd Critwimd Inm Co~me. Aft KiMm cr,nenl@ pmcfica it1dr~silrr nud IrWkrlq ruiib bls to@ mrd bwprfnu~ J l i e Ki~~ard/, The Voices for.; the Defense&# Produced by Fireroads Producliansr r ,.