Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1445 amends the Transportation Code to specify that a person commits a Class A misdemeanor if the person accesses or uses electronically readable information derived from a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate or compiles or maintains a database of such information. The bill provides an exception for certain law enforcement personnel when using the information for law enforcement or government purposes and removes the requirement that the Texas Department of Transportation take necessary steps to ensure that the information is used only for these purposes. A financial institution may access and use the information only to identify an individual and must have the written consent of the individual before it may include such information in a compilation or database. The bill further prohibits a person from using electronically readable information derived from a driver's license for telephone solicitation purposes.