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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the identification information required of an applicant |
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for a 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, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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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. An applicant who is not a citizen of the United |
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States must present to the department documentation issued by the |
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appropriate United States agency that authorizes the applicant to |
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be in the United States before the applicant may be issued a |
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driver's license. The department must accept the following |
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documents as satisfactory proof of identity under this subsection: |
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(1) an offender identification card or similar form of |
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identification issued to an inmate by the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice if the applicant also provides supplemental |
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verifiable records or documents that aid in establishing identity; |
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or |
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(2) an identity document that is issued by the |
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government of another country, if that document bears the |
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applicant's photograph, full name, and date of birth and the |
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government of the other country has established reasonable |
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mechanisms by which the department can verify the identity |
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document. |
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(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), an identity |
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document includes a passport, a consular identity document, and a |
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national identity document that complies with federal law. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |