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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for the renewal of a driver's license, |
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personal identification certificate, commercial driver's license, |
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or commercial learner's permit for a sex offender. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 62.060(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The person shall annually renew [in person] each |
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driver's license or personal identification certificate issued by |
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the department to the person, including each renewal, duplicate, or |
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corrected license or certificate, until the person's duty to |
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register under this chapter expires. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.103(a), Transportation Code, is |
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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 an initial |
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[a] certificate under this section; and |
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(2) pays a fee of $20. |
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SECTION 3. Section 521.272(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department may issue an original or renewal driver's |
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license to a person whose driver's license or personal |
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identification certificate record indicates that the person is |
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subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, only if the person: |
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(1) applies in person for the issuance of an initial |
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[a] license under this section; and |
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(2) pays the fee required by Section 521.421(h). |
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SECTION 4. Section 521.274(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A rule adopted under this section: |
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(1) may prescribe eligibility standards for renewal |
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under this section; |
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(2) [may not permit a person subject to the |
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registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, to register by mail or electronic means; |
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[(3)] may not permit renewal by mail or electronic |
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means of a driver's license of a person who is 79 years of age or |
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older; and |
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(3) [(4)] must allow for the renewal of a driver's |
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license by electronic means, regardless of when the license |
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expires, of: |
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(A) a person who: |
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(i) is on active duty in the armed forces of |
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the United States; and |
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(ii) is absent from the state; and |
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(B) the spouse or dependent child of a person |
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described by Paragraph (A). |
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SECTION 5. Section 522.033(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department may issue an original or renewal |
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commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit to a |
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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 learner's permit and: |
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(1) applies in person for the issuance of an initial |
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[a] license or permit under this section; and |
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(2) pays a fee of: |
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(A) $20 for a commercial driver's license; or |
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(B) $24 for a commercial learner's permit. |
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SECTION 6. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a driver's license, personal identification certificate, |
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commercial driver's license, or commercial learner's permit issued |
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or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. A driver's |
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license, personal identification certificate, commercial driver's |
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license, or commercial learner's permit issued or renewed before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when |
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the license, certificate, or permit was issued or renewed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |