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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expiration date of a driver's license, personal |
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identification certificate, commercial driver's license, or |
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commercial driver learner's permit issued to a sex offender; |
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increasing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 42.016, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 42.016. SPECIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION |
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REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS. If a person is convicted |
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of, receives a grant of deferred adjudication for, or is |
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adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct based on a |
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violation of an offense for which a conviction or adjudication |
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requires registration as a sex offender under Chapter 62, the court |
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shall: |
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(1) issue an order requiring the Texas Department of |
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Public Safety to include in any driver's license record or personal |
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identification certificate record maintained by the department for |
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the person an indication that the person is subject to the |
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registration requirements of Chapter 62; |
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(2) require the person to apply to the Texas |
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Department of Public Safety in person for an original or renewal |
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driver's license or personal identification certificate not later |
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than the 30th day after the date the person is released or the date |
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the department sends written notice to the person of the |
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requirements of Article 62.060, as applicable, and to [annually] |
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renew the license or certificate according to the timeline provided |
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by Section 521.272, Transportation Code; |
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(3) notify the person of the consequence of the |
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conviction or order of deferred adjudication as it relates to the |
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order issued under this article; and |
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(4) send to the Texas Department of Public Safety a |
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copy of the record of conviction, a copy of the order granting |
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deferred adjudication, or a copy of the juvenile adjudication, as |
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applicable, and a copy of the order issued under this article. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 521.103, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.103. EXPIRATION [AND RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS] FOR |
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CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 521.103(a) and (b), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department may issue an original or renewal personal |
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identification certificate to a person whose driver's license or |
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personal identification certificate record indicates that the |
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person is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, |
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Code of Criminal Procedure, only if the person: |
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(1) applies in person for the issuance of a |
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certificate under this section; and |
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(2) pays a fee of $80 [$20]. |
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(b) A personal identification certificate issued under this |
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section, including a renewal, duplicate, or corrected certificate, |
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expires on the fourth [first] birthday of the certificate holder |
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occurring after the date of application[, except that the initial
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certificate issued under this section expires on the second
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birthday of the certificate holder occurring after the date of
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application]. |
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SECTION 4. The heading to Section 521.272, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.272. [RENEWAL OF] LICENSE ISSUED TO CERTAIN SEX |
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OFFENDERS. |
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SECTION 5. Section 521.272(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Sections 521.271 and 521.2711, a |
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driver's license issued under this section, including a renewal, |
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duplicate, or corrected license, expires: |
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(1) if the license holder is a citizen, national, or |
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legal permanent resident of the United States or a refugee or asylee |
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lawfully admitted into the United States, on the fourth [first] |
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birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of |
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application[, except that the initial license issued under this
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section expires on the second birthday of the license holder
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occurring after the date of application]; or |
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(2) if the applicant is not described by Subdivision |
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(1), on the earlier of: |
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(A) the expiration date of the applicant's |
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authorized stay in the United States; or |
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(B) the fourth [first] birthday of the license |
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holder occurring after the date of application[, except that the
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initial license issued under this section expires on the second
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birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of
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application]. |
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SECTION 6. Section 521.421(h), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(h) The fee for issuance or renewal of a driver's license, a |
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provisional license, an instruction permit, or a hardship license |
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issued to a person subject to the registration requirements under |
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Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, is $80 [$20]. |
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SECTION 7. Section 522.033, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 522.033. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED TO CERTAIN |
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SEX OFFENDERS. (a) The department may issue an original or renewal |
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commercial driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit |
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to a person whose driver's license or personal identification |
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certificate record indicates that the person is subject to the |
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registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, only if the person is otherwise eligible for the |
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commercial driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit |
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and: |
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(1) applies in person for the issuance of a license or |
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permit under this section; and |
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(2) pays a fee of $80 [$20]. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 522.051, a commercial driver's |
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license or commercial driver learner's permit issued under this |
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section, including a renewal, duplicate, or corrected license, |
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expires: |
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(1) if the license or permit holder is a citizen, |
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national, or legal permanent resident of the United States or a |
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refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the United States, on the |
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fourth [first] birthday of the license holder occurring after the |
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date of application[, except that the initial license issued under
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this section expires on the second birthday of the license holder
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occurring after the date of application]; or |
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(2) if the applicant is not described by Subdivision |
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(1), on the earlier of: |
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(A) the expiration date of the applicant's |
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authorized stay in the United States; or |
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(B) the fourth [first] birthday of the license |
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holder occurring after the date of application[, except that the
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initial license issued under this section expires on the second
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birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of
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application]. |
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SECTION 8. Article 62.060(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is repealed. |
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SECTION 9. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections |
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521.103, 521.272, 521.421, and 522.033, Transportation Code, apply |
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only to a driver's license, personal identification certificate, |
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commercial driver's license, or commercial driver learner's permit |
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issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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driver's license, personal identification certificate, commercial |
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driver's license, or commercial driver learner's permit issued or |
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renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect when the license, certificate, or permit was issued, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 10. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |