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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to permitted uses of image comparison technology by the |
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Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.059(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall authenticate the facial image and |
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thumbprints or fingerprints provided by an applicant for a personal |
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identification certificate, driver's license, or commercial |
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driver's license or permit using image comparison technology to |
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ensure that the applicant: |
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(1) is issued only one original license, permit, or |
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certificate; |
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(2) does not fraudulently obtain a duplicate license, |
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permit, or certificate; [and] |
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(3) does not commit other fraud in connection with the |
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application for a license, permit, or certificate; and |
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(4) is not a fugitive from justice, as defined by |
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Section 38.01, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |