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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 driver's license to a peace officer or |
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a special investigator that includes an alternative to the |
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officer's residence address. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.1211 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.1211. DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR PEACE OFFICER. (a) In |
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this section: |
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(1) "Peace officer" has the meaning assigned by |
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Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(2) "Special investigator" means a person described by |
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Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 521.121(a), the department by |
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rule shall adopt procedures for the issuance of a driver's license |
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to a peace officer or a special investigator that omits the license |
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holder's actual residence address and includes, as an alternative, |
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an address that is in the municipality or county of the license |
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holder's residence and is acceptable to the department. |
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(c) To be issued a driver's license under this section, a |
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peace officer or a special investigator must apply to the |
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department and provide sufficient evidence acceptable to the |
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department to establish the applicant's status as a peace officer |
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or a special investigator and the physical address of the officer's |
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or investigator's duty station. On issuance of the license, the |
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license holder shall surrender any other driver's license issued to |
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the holder by the department. |
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(d) If the holder of a driver's license that includes an |
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alternative address moves to a new residence, or begins employment |
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with a different law enforcement agency, or if the name of the |
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person is changed by marriage or otherwise, the license holder |
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shall, not later than the 30th day after the date of the address, |
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name, or employment change, notify the department and provide the |
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department with the number of the person's driver's license and, as |
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applicable, the person's: |
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(1) former and new addresses; |
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(2) former and new names; or |
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(3) former and new employing law enforcement agency |
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and the physical address of the person's new duty station. |
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(e) If the holder of a driver's license that includes an |
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alternative address ceases to be a peace officer or a special |
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investigator, the license holder shall, not later than the 30th day |
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after the date of the status change, apply to the department for |
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issuance of a duplicate license. The duplicate license must |
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include the person's actual current residence address. |
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(f) Any civil process that is required by statute or rule to |
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be personally served on a peace officer or a special investigator |
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who has been issued a driver's license under Subsection (b) may be |
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served by delivering a copy of the process to the custodian of |
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records, a designated agent, or a records clerk for the law |
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enforcement agency that employs the officer or investigator. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |