Sec. 708.159. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF SURCHARGES. (a) The department shall offer an option for a single up-front payment to a person who is assessed an annual surcharge under this chapter to allow the person to pay in advance the total amount that will be owed for the 36-month period for which the surcharge will be assessed.
(b) Notice under Section 708.151 of an initial surcharge imposed under this chapter must notify the driver's license holder of:
(1) the total amount the person will owe for the 36-month period for which the surcharge will be assessed; and
(2) the availability of the advance payment option under this section.
(c) If a person makes a single up-front payment under this section in the amount specified in the notice under Subsection (b)(1) and the person is not, in the 36-month period for which the person made the up-front payment, subsequently convicted of an offense requiring a surcharge or an increase in the amount due to the department, the department is not required to:
(1) take any further action under Section 708.053, 708.102, 708.103, or 708.104, as applicable; or
(2) annually notify the person of the assessment of the surcharge under Section 708.151.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 588), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
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