TITLE: Relating to driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates.

SUMMARY: Relating to driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates.

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AN ACT relating to driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: (k) Except as provided by this section, each personal identification certificate issued by the department: (1) must: (A) be in the same format; (B) have the same appearance and orientation; and (C) contain the same type of information; and (2) may not include any information that this chapter does not reference or require. SECTION 2. Section 521.121, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) Except as provided by this subchapter, each driver's license issued by the department: (1) must: (A) be in the same format; (B) have the same appearance and orientation; and (C) contain the same type of information; and (2) may not include any information that this chapter does not reference or require. SECTION 3. Section 521.181, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 521.181. ISSUANCE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE. (a) On payment of the required fee, the department shall issue to each qualifying applicant a driver's license of the class for which the applicant has applied. (b) The department may not deny the issuance of a driver's license to an applicant who has otherwise established the applicant's identity, domicile, competency, and eligibility for the driver's license in compliance with the express provisions of this chapter. (c) The Public Safety Commission or the department may not adopt or enforce a rule that is inconsistent with this section. SECTION 4. Section 522.030, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 522.030. CONTENT OF LICENSE. (a) A commercial driver's license must: (1) be marked "Commercial Driver License" or "CDL"; (2) be, to the extent practicable, tamper-proof; and (3) include: (A) the name and mailing address of the person to whom it is issued; (B) the person's color photograph; (C) a physical description of the person, including sex, height, and eye color; (D) the person's date of birth; (E) a number or identifier the department considers appropriate; (F) the person's signature; (G) each class of commercial motor vehicle that the person is authorized to drive, with any endorsements or restrictions; (H) the name of this state; and (I) the dates between which the license is valid. (b) Except as provided by this subchapter, each commercial driver's license issued by the department: (1) must: (A) be in the same format; (B) have the same appearance and orientation; and (C) contain the same type of information; and (2) may not include any information that this chapter does not reference or require. SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate issued on or after the effective date of this Act. A driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate issued before the effective date of this Act is subject to the law in effect on the date of issuance, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.