1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the appearance of a driver's license issued to a person
 1-3     who is under 21 years of age.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Subsection (a), Section 521.121, Transportation
 1-6     Code, is amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (a)  The driver's license must include:
 1-8                 (1)  a distinguishing number assigned by the department
 1-9     to the license holder;
1-10                 (2)  a color photograph of[:]
1-11                       [(A)]  the entire face of the holder; [or]
1-12                       [(B)  the profile of the holder if the license is
1-13     a provisional license;]
1-14                 (3)  the full name, date of birth, and residence
1-15     address of the holder; and
1-16                 (4)  a brief description of the holder.
1-17           SECTION 2.  Section 521.123, Transportation Code, is amended
1-18     to read as follows:
1-19           Sec. 521.123.  DESIGNATOR ON LICENSE ISSUED TO PERSON UNDER
1-20     21 YEARS OF AGE.  The department shall:
1-21                 (1)  designate and clearly mark as a provisional
1-22     license each original driver's license issued by the department to
1-23     a person who is under 18 years of age; and
1-24                 (2)  for [indicate "UNDER 21" on the face of] each
1-25     original, renewed, or duplicate license issued to a person who is
 2-1     under 21 years of age:
 2-2                       (A)  indicate "UNDER 21" on the face of the
 2-3     license; and
 2-4                       (B)  orient the information on the license to
 2-5     clearly distinguish the license from a license that is issued to a
 2-6     person who is 21 years of age or older.
 2-7           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1213 passed the Senate on
         April 26, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0, one
         present, not voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1213 passed the House on
         May 17, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                Chief Clerk of the House
         Approved:
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                      Date
         _______________________________
                    Governor