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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring that a driver's license, personal |
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identification certificate, commercial driver's license, and |
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commercial driver learner's permit issued by the Department of |
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Public Safety state that the holder is a registered sex offender. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.103, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(c) For a personal identification certificate issued or |
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renewed under this section, the department shall print "RSO" on the |
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face of the personal identification certificate: |
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(1) in black; |
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(2) in the space in which the department prints the |
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state flag; and |
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(3) in the same size font as the department prints |
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"TEXAS" on the face of the personal identification certificate. |
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(d) The department may collect an additional fee to |
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implement the requirements of Subsection (c). |
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(e) The department shall post information on the |
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department's Internet website explaining that a person whose |
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personal identification certificate has "RSO" on the certificate is |
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subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.272, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows: |
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(d) For a driver's license issued or renewed under this |
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section, the department shall print "RSO" on the face of the |
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license: |
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(1) in black; |
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(2) in the space in which the department prints the |
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state flag; and |
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(3) in the same size font as the department prints |
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"TEXAS" on the face of the license. |
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(e) The department may collect an additional fee to |
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implement the requirements of Subsection (d). |
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(f) The department shall post information on the |
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department's Internet website explaining that a person whose |
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driver's license has "RSO" on the license is subject to the |
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registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure. |
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SECTION 3. Section 522.033, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(c) For a commercial driver's license or commercial driver |
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learner's permit issued or renewed under this section, the |
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department shall print "RSO" on the face of the license or learner's |
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permit: |
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(1) in black; |
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(2) in the space in which the department prints the |
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state flag; and |
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(3) in the same size font as the department prints |
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"TEXAS" on the face of the license or learner's permit. |
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(d) The department may collect an additional fee to |
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implement the requirements of Subsection (c). |
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(e) The department shall post information on the |
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department's Internet website explaining that a person whose |
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commercial driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit |
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has "RSO" on the license or learner's permit is subject to the |
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registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a personal identification certificate, driver's license, |
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commercial driver's license, or commercial driver learner's permit |
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issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |