81R2251 JD-D
By: Heflin H.B. No. 120
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of a driver's license to a peace officer
that includes an alternative to the officer's residence address.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.1211 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.1211. DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR PEACE OFFICER. (a) In
this section, "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article
2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 521.121(a), the department by
rule shall adopt procedures for the issuance of a driver's license
to a peace officer that omits the license holder's actual residence
address and includes, as an alternative, an address that is in the
municipality or county of the peace officer's residence and is
acceptable to the department.
(c) To be issued a driver's license under this section, a
peace officer must apply to the department and provide sufficient
evidence acceptable to the department to establish the applicant's
status as a peace officer. On issuance of the license, the license
holder shall surrender any other driver's license issued to the
holder by the department.
(d) If the holder of a driver's license that includes an
alternative address moves to a new residence or if the name of the
person is changed by marriage or otherwise, the license holder
shall, not later than the 30th day after the date of the address or
name change, notify the department and provide the department with
the number of the person's driver's license and, as applicable, the
person's:
(1) former and new addresses; or
(2) former and new names.
(e) If the holder of a driver's license that includes an
alternative address ceases to be a peace officer, the license
holder shall, not later than the 30th day after the date of the
status change, apply to the department for issuance of a duplicate
license. The duplicate license must include the person's actual
current residence address.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.