Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2337	House Author:  Corte et al.
Effective:  9-1-05	Senate Sponsor:  Staples

            House Bill 2337 amends the Transportation Code to require the Department of Public Safety to establish an image verification system to authenticate the facial image and thumbprints or fingerprints provided by an applicant for a driver's license, driver's permit, or personal identification certificate to prevent fraud.  The bill requires an original driver's license application to include a photograph and signature of the applicant.  The bill provides for use of the image verification system, within the limits of the Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act, to aid other law enforcement agencies in identifying a victim of a crime or disaster or in conducting a criminal investigation.  The bill requires the department to report the error rate of the system to the legislature annually until 2010.