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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons |
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that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence |
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address. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 521.1211, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.1211. DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR PAROLE OFFICERS, PEACE |
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OFFICERS, PROBATION OFFICERS, AND PROSECUTORS. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 521.1211(a), (a-1), (d), and (f), |
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Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Parole officer" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 508.001, Government Code. |
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(1-a) "Peace officer" has the meaning assigned by |
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Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, except that the term |
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includes a special investigator as defined by Article 2A.002, Code |
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of Criminal Procedure. |
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(2) "Probation officer" means a law enforcement |
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professional that supervises individuals placed on probation. |
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(3) "Prosecutor" means a county attorney, district |
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attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant county attorney, |
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assistant district attorney, or assistant criminal district |
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attorney. |
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(a-1) This section applies only to a parole officer, a peace |
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officer, a probation officer, and a prosecutor. |
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(d) If the holder of a driver's license that includes an |
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alternative address moves to a new residence, or, for a parole |
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officer, a probation officer, or a prosecutor, to a new office |
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address, or if the name of the person is changed by marriage or |
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otherwise, the license holder shall, not later than the 30th day |
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after the date of the address or name change, notify the department |
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and provide the department with the number of the person's driver's |
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license and, as applicable, the person's: |
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(1) former and new addresses; or |
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(2) former and new names. |
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(f) The department shall accept as an alternative address: |
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(1) for a parole officer, the address of an office of |
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the parole officer; |
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(2) for a peace officer, an address that is in the: |
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(A) municipality or county of the peace officer's |
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residence; or |
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(B) county of the peace officer's place of |
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employment; [and] |
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(3) for a probation officer, the address of an office |
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of the probation officer; and |
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(4) [(2)] for a prosecutor, the address of an office |
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of the prosecutor. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 523 passed the Senate on |
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March 13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 523 passed the House on |
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May 21, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |