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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to issuance and renewal of a driver's license of an elderly |
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person. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.271, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.271. LICENSE EXPIRATION. (a) Each original |
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driver's license and provisional license expires as follows: |
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(1) except as provided by Section 521.2711, a driver's |
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license expires on the first birthday of the license holder |
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occurring after the sixth anniversary of the date of the |
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application; |
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(2) a provisional license expires on the earlier of: |
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(A) the 18th birthday of the license holder; or |
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(B) the first birthday of the license holder |
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occurring after the date of the application; |
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(3) an instruction permit expires on the second |
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birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of the |
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application; and |
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(4) an occupational license expires on the first |
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anniversary of the court order granting the license. |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 521.2711, a [A] driver's |
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license that is renewed expires on the sixth anniversary of the |
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expiration date before renewal. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter M, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.2711 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.2711. LICENSE EXPIRATION: PERSON AT LEAST 90 YEARS |
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OF AGE. (a) A driver's license expires on the license holder's 90th |
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birthday. |
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(b) An original driver's license of a person older than 90 |
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years of age expires on the second anniversary of the date of |
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issuance. |
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(c) A driver's license of a person older than 90 years of age |
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that is renewed expires on the second anniversary of the expiration |
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date before renewal. |
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SECTION 3. Section 521.273, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The department may not renew a driver's license of a |
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person who on the license's expiration date before renewal is at |
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least 90 years of age unless the person passes an examination for |
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the renewal. The examination must include: |
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(1) a test of the person's vision; and |
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(2) a demonstration of the person's ability to |
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exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a |
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motor vehicle of the type that the license authorizes the person to |
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operate. |
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SECTION 4. Section 521.274(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A rule adopted under this section: |
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(1) may prescribe eligibility standards for renewal |
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under this section; [and] |
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(2) may not permit a person subject to the |
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registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, to register by mail or electronic means; and |
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(3) may not permit renewal by mail or electronic means |
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of a driver's license of a person who on the license's expiration |
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date before renewal is at least 90 years of age. |
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SECTION 5. Section 521.421, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) The department shall prorate the fee for the issuance or |
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renewal of a driver's license of a person who on the license's |
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expiration date before renewal is at least 85 years of age to |
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account for the expiration of the license on the person's 90th |
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birthday. The fee for issuance or renewal of a driver's license of |
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a person who is at least 90 years of age on the date of issuance or |
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the expiration date before renewal, as applicable, is $8 for a |
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license with an expiration date established under Section |
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521.2711(b) or (c). |
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SECTION 6. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a driver's license issued or renewed on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |