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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 temporary nonresident |
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commercial driver's license to a person who does not present a |
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social security card as required by Section 522.021(a-1)(1) but who |
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otherwise meets the requirements for a nonresident commercial |
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driver's license, including the requirement that the commercial |
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motor vehicle testing and licensing standards of the country of |
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which the applicant is a resident not meet the testing and licensing |
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standards established by 49 C.F.R. Part 383. A license issued under |
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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; |
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(B) the expiration date of the visa presented |
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under Section 522.021(a-1)(2)(B); or |
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(C) the expiration date of the Form I-94 |
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Arrival/Departure record, or a successor document, presented under |
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Section 522.021(a-1)(2)(C); and |
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(2) may not be renewed. |
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(f) The department may not issue more than one temporary |
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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 that does not meet the testing and licensing standards |
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established by 49 C.F.R. Part 383, the applicant must present: |
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(1) a social security card issued to the applicant; |
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and |
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(2) each of the following: |
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(A) a passport issued to the applicant by the |
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country of which the applicant is a resident; |
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(B) a Temporary Worker visa; and |
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(C) a Form I-94 Arrival/Departure record or a |
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successor document. |
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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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$120. The fee for a temporary 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(e) 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 other than a temporary nonresident |
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commercial driver's license under Section 522.013(e) expires on the |
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earlier of: |
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(1) the expiration date of the visa presented under |
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Section 522.021(a-1)(2)(B); or |
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(2) the expiration date of the Form I-94 |
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Arrival/Departure record, or a successor document, presented under |
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Section 522.021(a-1)(2)(C). |
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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. |
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