81R6190 JD-D
By: Legler H.B. No. 976
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the proof of identity required of an applicant for a
driver's license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 521.142, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsections (a) and (e) and adding Subsections (d-1)
and (d-2) to read as follows:
(a) An application for an original license must state the
applicant's full name and place and date of birth. This
information must be verified by presentation of proof of identity
that complies with Subsection (d-1) or (d-2), as applicable
[satisfactory to the department]. If the applicant does not
present such proof of identity, the department may not issue the
license. [The department must accept as satisfactory proof of
identity under this subsection an offender identification card or
similar form of identification issued to an inmate by the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice.]
(d-1) If the application indicates that the applicant is a
citizen of the United States, the applicant must provide to the
department for inspection one of the following documents:
(1) a birth certificate issued by:
(A) an agency of the United States; or
(B) a state or territory of the United States, or
the District of Columbia;
(2) a Certificate of United States Citizenship;
(3) a Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of
the United States;
(4) an unexpired United States passport;
(5) a Certificate of United States Naturalization;
(6) an unexpired United States Military
Identification Card; or
(7) a United States Citizen Identification Card.
(d-2) If the application indicates that the applicant is not
a citizen of the United States, the applicant must provide to the
department for inspection one of the following documents:
(1) a Permanent Resident Alien Card;
(2) an unexpired passport issued by another country
with "Processed for I-551" stamp;
(3) a Permanent Resident Re-entry Permit;
(4) an Arrival-Departure Form I-94 that bears the
holder's photograph with "Temporary I-551" stamp;
(5) a Travel Document issued to Permanent Residents;
(6) a Travel Document issued to Refugees; or
(7) a Form I-94 with "Asylee," "Parolee or Parole,"
"Refugee," "Asylum," "HP-Humanitarian Parolee," or "PIP-Public
Interest Parolee" stamp.
(e) The application must include any other information the
department requires to determine the applicant's [identity,]
competency[,] and eligibility.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an application for a driver's license filed on or after the
effective date of this Act. An application for a driver's license
filed before the effective date of this Act is subject to the law in
effect on the date of filing, and that law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.