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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to procedures for the issuance of a personal |
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identification certificate to certain persons 70 years of age or |
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older whose driver's license is surrendered. |
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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 (n) to read as follows: |
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(n) The department shall adopt procedures to allow a person |
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who is 70 years of age or older and either physically or cognitively |
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incapable of operating a motor vehicle to apply for a personal |
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identification certificate online or by phone if the person |
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surrenders the person's driver's license in a manner prescribed by |
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the department. The procedures: |
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(1) must be in compliance with federal guidelines |
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governing the issuance of identity documents; |
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(2) must require the submission of a written statement |
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from a licensed physician indicating that the person is physically |
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or cognitively incapable of operating a motor vehicle; and |
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(3) to the extent authorized by federal guidelines |
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governing the issuance of identity documents, must require the |
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department to use the person's existing driver's license photograph |
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on the personal identification certificate unless the person |
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requests to use a different photograph. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |