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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring certain applicants for motor vehicle |
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registration to provide proof that the applicant holds a valid |
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driver's license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.1536 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.1536. EVIDENCE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (d), a county assessor-collector may not |
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register a motor vehicle owned by an individual unless the owner |
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provides proof that the owner holds a driver's license issued under |
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Chapter 521 or a commercial driver's license issued under Chapter |
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522 that is valid at the time the application for registration is |
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presented to the county assessor-collector. |
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(b) The department shall by rule prescribe the form of proof |
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acceptable under this section. |
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(c) A county assessor-collector is not liable to any person |
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for refusing to register a motor vehicle because of the person's |
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failure to submit proof that the person holds a driver's license |
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issued under Chapter 521 or a currently valid commercial driver's |
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license issued under Chapter 522. |
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(d) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) a vehicle owned by an individual 65 years of age or |
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older; |
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(2) a vehicle owned by a person with a disability, as |
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defined by Section 3, Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 12102); |
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(3) a vehicle owned by a nonresident who holds a |
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driver's license recognized under Section 521.030; or |
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(4) a vehicle registered under Section 501.0234. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for registration submitted to a county |
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assessor-collector on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application submitted to a county assessor-collector before the |
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effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect on the |
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date the application was submitted, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |