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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 |
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that includes an alternative to the 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, "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article |
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2.12, 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 that omits the license holder's actual residence |
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address and includes, as an alternative, an address that is in the |
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municipality or county of the peace officer's residence and is |
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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 must apply to the department and provide sufficient |
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evidence acceptable to the department to establish the applicant's |
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status as a peace officer. On issuance of the license, the license |
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holder shall surrender any other driver's license issued to the |
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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 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 or |
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name change, notify the department and provide the department with |
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the number of the person's driver's license and, as applicable, the |
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person's: |
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(1) former and new addresses; or |
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(2) former and new names. |
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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, the license |
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holder shall, not later than the 30th day after the date of the |
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status change, apply to the department for issuance of a duplicate |
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license. The duplicate license must include the person's actual |
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current residence address. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |