1-1 By: Green (Senate Sponsor - Armbrister) H.B. No. 1762
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2001;
1-3 April 27, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Criminal Justice; May 10, 2001, reported favorably by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 10, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the issuance of certain driver's licenses and
1-9 identification certificates by the Department of Public Safety and
1-10 the provision of driver record information by the department and to
1-11 fees and charges collected by the department.
1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is
1-14 amended by adding Section 521.0485 to read as follows:
1-15 Sec. 521.0485. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION BY MAIL OR
1-16 ELECTRONIC MEANS. (a) The department by rule may provide that the
1-17 holder of a driver's license issued by the department may submit a
1-18 request for information under Sections 521.045-521.048 by mail, by
1-19 telephone, over the Internet, or by other electronic means.
1-20 (b) A rule adopted under Subsection (a):
1-21 (1) may prescribe eligibility standards for release of
1-22 the requested information; and
1-23 (2) may not conflict with any provision of this
1-24 chapter or another law that relates to the release of the
1-25 information by the department.
1-26 SECTION 2. Section 521.146, Transportation Code, is amended
1-27 by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to
1-28 read as follows:
1-29 (b) An applicant for a [duplicate or] corrected driver's
1-30 license or certificate must submit to the department the required
1-31 fee, accompanied by[:]
1-32 [(1) proof satisfactory to the department that the
1-33 driver's license or certificate was lost or destroyed; or]
1-34 [(2)] the required information that has changed with
1-35 proof satisfactory to the department that supports the change.
1-36 (c) The department by rule may provide that the holder of a
1-37 driver's license or identification certificate issued by the
1-38 department may apply for the issuance of a duplicate license or
1-39 certificate by mail, by telephone, over the Internet, or by other
1-40 electronic means.
1-41 (d) A rule adopted under Subsection (c) may prescribe
1-42 eligibility standards for issuance of a duplicate driver's license
1-43 or identification certificate under this section.
1-44 SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
1-45 amended by adding Section 411.0135 to read as follows:
1-46 Sec. 411.0135. METHOD OF PAYMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES. (a)
1-47 The department may adopt rules regarding the method of payment of
1-48 any fee or charge that is imposed or collected by the department.
1-49 (b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may authorize
1-50 payment, under circumstances prescribed by the department:
1-51 (1) in person, by mail, by telephone, or over the
1-52 Internet;
1-53 (2) by means of electronic funds transfer; or
1-54 (3) by means of a valid credit card issued by a
1-55 financial institution chartered by a state or the federal
1-56 government or by a nationally recognized credit organization
1-57 approved by the department.
1-58 (c) The department by rule may require, in addition to the
1-59 amount of the fee or charge, the payment of:
1-60 (1) a discount, convenience, or service charge for a
1-61 payment transaction; or
1-62 (2) a service charge in connection with the payment of
1-63 a payment transaction that is dishonored or refused for lack of
1-64 funds or insufficient funds.
2-1 SECTION 4. Section 521.427, Transportation Code, is repealed.
2-2 SECTION 5. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
2-3 (b) The repeal by this Act of Section 521.427,
2-4 Transportation Code, does not affect the continuing validity of a
2-5 rule adopted by the Department of Public Safety under that section,
2-6 regardless of the date of adoption. A rule adopted by the
2-7 Department of Public Safety under that section continues in effect
2-8 unless the rule is amended, repealed, or rescinded by the
2-9 department.
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