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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of a nonresident commercial driver's |
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license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 522.013, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (e) and (f) to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) "Nonresident" must appear on the face of a [nonresident
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commercial driver's] license issued under this section. |
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(e) The department may issue a provisional nonresident |
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commercial driver's license to a person who applies for a |
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nonresident commercial driver's license but does not present a |
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social security card as required by Section 522.021(a-1)(1). A |
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license issued under this subsection: |
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(1) expires on the earlier of: |
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(A) the 60th day after the date the license is |
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issued; or |
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(B) the date the person's visa expires; and |
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(2) may not be renewed. |
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(f) The department may not issue more than one provisional |
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nonresident commercial driver's license to a person. |
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SECTION 2. Section 522.021, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) If the application is for a nonresident commercial |
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driver's license and the applicant is a resident of a foreign |
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jurisdiction, the applicant must present: |
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(1) a social security card issued to the applicant; or |
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(2) a passport issued to the applicant by the country |
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of which the applicant is a resident and a visa, each containing an |
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identification number and an expiration date. |
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SECTION 3. Section 522.029, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (j) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The fee for a commercial driver's license or commercial |
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driver learner's permit issued by the department is $60, except as |
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provided by Subsections (f), [and] (h), and (j). |
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(j) The fee for a nonresident commercial driver's license is |
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$100. The fee for a provisional nonresident commercial driver's |
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license is $20. |
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SECTION 4. Section 522.051, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (f) and Sections |
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522.013 and [Section] 522.033, an original commercial driver's |
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license or commercial driver learner's permit expires five years |
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after the applicant's next birthday. |
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(f) Except as provided by Section 522.013, a nonresident |
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commercial driver's license issued to an applicant described by |
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Section 522.021(a-1) who presented a passport and visa under that |
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subsection expires on the date the person's visa expires. |
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SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a nonresident commercial driver's license for which an original or |
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renewal application is filed on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |