By: Garza H.B. No. 3103
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to re-codification issues and the deletion of outdated
statutes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 521.146, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Section 521.146. Application for Duplicate License or
Certificate (a) If a driver's license or certificate issued under
this chapter is lost or destroyed, or there is a change in pertinent
information, the person to whom the license or certificate was
issued may obtain a duplicate or corrected version.
(b) A person who moves from the address shown on the license
or certificate or changes the person's name must notify the
department of the change and apply for a duplicate license or
certificate not later than the 30th day after the date on which the
change takes effect.
(c) An applicant for a corrected driver's license or
certificate must submit to the department the required fee,
accompanied by the required information that has changed with proof
satisfactory to the department that supports the change.
(c) (d) The department by rule may provide that the holder
of a driver's license or identification certificate issued by the
department may apply for the issuance of a duplicate license or
certificate by mail, by telephone, over the Internet, or by other
electronic means.
(d) (e) A rule adopted under Subsection (c) may prescribe
eligibility standards for issuance of a duplicate driver's license
or identification certificate under this section.
SECTION 2. Section 521.341, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Section 521.341 (2). Requirements For Automatic License
Suspension
(2) an offense under Section 38.04, Penal Code that
was committed while operating a motor vehicle;
SECTION 3. Section 601.162 (b)(2), Transportation Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 601.162 (b)(2). Duration of Suspension
(b)(2) the second anniversary of the date security was
depositedrequired under Subdivision (1) if, during that period, an
action on the agreement has not been instituted in a court in this
state.
SECTION 4. Section 601.340 (a)(1), Transportation Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 601.340(a)(1). Evidence of Financial
Responsibility or Suspension of Vehicle Registration Following
Suspension or Revocation of Driver's License (a) Except as
provided by Subsection (b) or (c), the department shall suspend the
registration of each motor vehicle registered in the name of a
person if the department:
(1) under any state law, other than Section 521.341(6)
(7) suspends or revokes the person's driver's license on receipt of
a record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail; or
SECTION 5. Sections 521.054, 521.102, 521.423 and
522.029(f) as added by Acts of the 75th Legislature, regular
session, 1997, chapter 1156, Sec. 2, are repealed.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect on September 01, 2003.