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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of an offender identification card or similar |
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form of identification as proof of identity for an applicant for a |
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driver's license or commercial driver's license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.142(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An application for an original license must state the |
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applicant's full name and place and date of birth. This information |
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must be verified by presentation of proof of identity satisfactory |
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to the department. [The department must accept as satisfactory
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proof of identity under this subsection an offender identification
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card or similar form of identification issued to an inmate by the
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 522.021(c-1), Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application for a driver's license or commercial driver's |
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license submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application for a driver's license or commercial driver's license |
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submitted before the effective date of this Act is subject to the |
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law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |