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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to cosigners on driver's license applications of minors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.145(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The application of an applicant under 18 years of age |
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must be signed by: |
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(1) the parent or guardian who has custody of the |
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applicant or the agent under a power of attorney for the parent who |
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has custody of the applicant; or |
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(2) if the applicant has no parent or guardian: |
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(A) the applicant's employer; or |
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(B) the county judge of the county in which the |
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applicant resides. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |