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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to use of electronically readable information from a |
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driver's license or personal identification certificate by a |
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commercial business. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.126(e), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The prohibition provided by Subsection (b)(1) does not |
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apply to a financial institution or a business if the information is |
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accessed and used only for purposes of identification verification |
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of an individual or check verification at the point of sale for a |
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purchase of a good or service by check. The prohibition provided by |
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Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to a financial institution if each |
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license or certificate holder whose information is included in the |
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compilation or database consents to the inclusion of the person's |
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information in the compilation or database. Consent under this |
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subsection must be on a separate document, signed by the license or |
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certificate holder, that explains in at least 14-point bold type |
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the information that will be included in the compilation or |
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database. For the purposes of this subsection, "financial |
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institution" has the meaning assigned by 31 U.S.C. Section |
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5312(a)(2), as amended. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |