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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a photograph on a personal identification certificate, |
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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 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: |
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(k) The department may include a color or laser engraved |
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photograph of the holder of the personal identification |
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certificate. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 521.121, Transportation |
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Code, as amended by Chapters 316 (H.B. 598) and 1146 (H.B. 2730), |
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Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is reenacted |
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and amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The driver's license must include: |
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(1) a distinguishing number assigned by the department |
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to the license holder; |
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(2) a color or laser engraved photograph of the entire |
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face of the holder; |
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(3) the full name and date of birth of the holder; |
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(4) a brief description of the holder; and |
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(5) the license holder's residence address or, for a |
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license holder using the procedure under Subsection (c), the street |
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address of the courthouse in which the license holder or license |
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holder's spouse serves as a federal judge or state judge. |
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SECTION 3. Section 522.030, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 522.030. CONTENT OF LICENSE. A commercial driver's |
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license must: |
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(1) be marked "Commercial Driver License" or "CDL"; |
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(2) be, to the extent practicable, tamper-proof; and |
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(3) include: |
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(A) the name and mailing address of the person to |
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whom it is issued; |
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(B) the person's color or laser engraved |
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photograph; |
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(C) a physical description of the person, |
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including sex, height, and eye color; |
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(D) the person's date of birth; |
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(E) a number or identifier the department |
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considers appropriate; |
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(F) the person's signature; |
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(G) each class of commercial motor vehicle that |
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the person is authorized to drive, with any endorsements or |
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restrictions; |
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(H) the name of this state; and |
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(I) the dates between which the license is valid. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a driver's license, personal identification certificate, or |
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commercial driver's license issued or renewed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A driver's license, personal |
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identification certificate, or commercial driver's license issued |
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or renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect when the license or certificate was issued, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |