By: Armbrister S.B. No. 1325
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Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to clean up legislation concerning sex offenders.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 521.222, Transportation Code is amended by
1-5 adding the following:
1-6 Section 521.222, Instruction Permit
1-7 (f) The Department may issue a learner's license under this
1-8 section to an applicant who is subject to registration requirements
1-9 under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure. The learner's
1-10 license will include a photo image. It is subject to all
1-11 requirements and restrictions of an instruction permit. The fee
1-12 for a learner's license issued under this subsection is $20.
1-13 SECTION 2. Section 521.223, Transportation Code is amended by
1-14 adding the following:
1-15 Section 521.223 (g), Hardship License
1-16 (g) An applicant who meets the requirements of subsection (a) or
1-17 (d) who is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62,
1-18 Code of Criminal Procedure, will be provided a photo license. A
1-19 license issued under this subsection is subject to all requirements
1-20 and restrictions imposed by this section. The fee for a license
1-21 issued under this subsection is $20
1-22 SECTION 3. Section 521.272, Transportation Code, is amended by
1-23 adding the following:
2-1 Section 521.272 (d), Renewal of License Issued to certain Sex
2-2 Offenders
2-3 (d) Provisions of subsection (c) do not apply to applicants under
2-4 the age of 18. A learner's license, hardship license or
2-5 provisional license expires according to provisions of sections
2-6 521.222, 521.223, and 521.271.
2-7 SECTION 4. Section 521.274, Transportation Code, is amended to
2-8 read as follows:
2-9 Section 521.274, Renewal by Mail or Electronic Means
2-10 The department by rule may provide that the holder of a driver's
2-11 license may renew the license by mail, by telephone, over the
2-12 Internet, or by other electronic means. A rule adopted under this
2-13 section may prescribe eligibility standards for renewal under this
2-14 section. A rule adopted under this section may not permit renewal
2-15 by mail or electronic means if the record indicates that the holder
2-16 is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of
2-17 Criminal Procedure.
2-18 Repeal the following as added by L.1999, chap. 1401(8), eff.
2-19 9/1/2000 [Section 521.274. Renewal by Mail]
2-20 [(a) The department by rule may provide that the holder of a
2-21 driver's license may renew the license by mail.]
2-22 [(b) A rule adopted under this subsection may not permit renewal by
2-23 mail of:]
2-24 [(1) a provisional license;]
2-25 [(2) an occupational license; or]
2-26 [(3) a driver's license if the license holder's:]
3-1 [(A) driving record as maintained by the department shows that the
3-2 holder, within the four years preceding the date of the renewal
3-3 application, has been convicted of:]
3-4 [(i) a moving violation, as defined by department rule, in this
3-5 state; or]
3-6 [(ii) an offense described by Subchapter O; or]
3-7 [(B) driver's license record or personal identification certificate
3-8 record indicates that the holder is subject to the registration
3-9 requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by
3-10 Chapter 668, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997.]
3-11 SECTION 5. Section 521.421, Transportation Code, is amended to
3-12 read as follows:
3-13 Section 521.421 (h), License fees, examination fees.
3-14 (h) The fee for a license issued under Section 521.272 or to an
3-15 applicant who is subject to registration requirements of Chapter
3-16 62, Code of Criminal Procedure is $20.
3-17 SECTION 6. Section 521.422, Transportation Code, is amended to
3-18 read as follows:
3-19 Section 521.422 (a) (3), Personal identification certificate fee.
3-20 (a) The fee for a personal identification certificate is:
3-21 (1) $15 for a person under 60 years of age; [and]
3-22 (2) $5 for a person 60 years of age or older; and
3-23 (3) $20 for a person issued a personal identification certificate
3-24 under section 521.103.
3-25 SECTION 7. Section 521.426, Transportation Code, is amended to
3-26 read as follows:
4-1 Section 521.426 (c), Disabled veteran exemption.
4-2 (c) This section does not apply to a person who is required to
4-3 obtain or renew their driver license under section 521.272.
4-4 SECTION 8. Section 522.029, Transportation Code, is amended to
4-5 read as follows:
4-6 Section 522.029, Fees.
4-7 (a) The fee for a commercial driver's license or commercial
4-8 driver's learner's permit issued by the department is $60, except
4-9 as provided by Subsection (f) and Subsection (h).
4-10 (h) The fee for a commercial driver's license or commercial
4-11 driver's learner's permit issued in compliance with Section 521.272
4-12 is $20.
4-13 SECTION 9. Section 522.033, Transportation Code, is created to
4-14 read as follows:
4-15 Section 522.033, Commercial Driver License Issued to Certain Sex
4-16 Offenders
4-17 The Department may issue an original or renewal commercial driver
4-18 license to a person who is subject to registration requirements of
4-19 Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, only if the person applies
4-20 in accordance with Section 521.272.
4-21 SECTION 10. Section 522.051, Transportation Code, is amended to
4-22 read as follows:
4-23 Section 522.051 (f), Expiration of license or permit.
4-24 (f) The expiration of a commercial driver's license or commercial
4-25 driver's learner's permit issued in compliance with Section 521.272
4-26 expires on the first birthday of the license holder occurring after
5-1 the date of application, except that the initial license issued
5-2 under Section 521.272 expires on the second birthday of the license
5-3 holder occurring after the date of application.
5-4 SECTION 11. Section 522.052, Transportation Code, is amended to
5-5 read as follows:
5-6 Section 522.052 (a), Renewal of License
5-7 (a) A commercial driver's license issued by the department may be
5-8 renewed in the year preceding the expiration date except those
5-9 licenses issued under the provisions of Section 521.272 which can
5-10 only be renewed 60 days preceding the expiration date.
5-11 SECTION 12. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.