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TX Transp Code § 521.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.002. Convenience to Public

Sec. 521.002.  CONVENIENCE TO PUBLIC.  The department shall implement its duties under this chapter in the manner that provides the greatest convenience to the public.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 521.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.003. Enrollment and Attendance Verification

Sec. 521.003.  ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION.  The Texas Education Agency shall design a standard form for use by public and private schools to verify a student's enrollment and attendance for purposes of this chapter.  The form must be approved by the department.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 16.003, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 521.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.004. Penal Code References

Sec. 521.004.  PENAL CODE REFERENCES.  In this chapter:(1)  a reference to an offense under Section 49.04, Penal Code, includes an offense under Article 6701l-1, Revised Statutes, as that law existed immediately before September 1, 1994;(2)  a reference to an offense under Section 49.07, Penal Code:(A)  means only an offense under that section involving the operation of a motor vehicle;  and(B)  includes an offense under Section 6701l-1, Revised Statutes, as that law existed immediately before September 1, 1994;  and(3)  a reference to an offense under Section 49.08, Penal Code:(A)  means only an offense under that section involving the operation of a motor vehicle;  and(B)  includes an offense under Section 19.05(a)(2), Penal Code, as that law existed immediately before September 1, 1994.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 521.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.005. Rulemaking Authority

Sec. 521.005.  RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.  The department may adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.72, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 521.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.006. Advertising in Driver's Handbook and Driver's License Mailings

Sec. 521.006.  ADVERTISING IN DRIVER'S HANDBOOK AND DRIVER'S LICENSE MAILINGS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department may sell advertising for inclusion in:(1)  any driver's handbook that the department publishes; and(2)  any mailing the department makes in connection with a driver's license.(b)  The department shall deposit the proceeds from the advertising to the credit of the driver's license administration advertising account.  The driver's license administration advertising account is an account in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only for the purpose of administration of this chapter.(c)  The department may not include in the driver's handbook or a driver's license mailing advertising for an alcoholic beverage or a product promoting alcoholic beverages.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 154 (S.B. 1084), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 521.0061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.0061. Advertising Inside Driver's License Offices

Sec. 521.0061.  ADVERTISING INSIDE DRIVER'S LICENSE OFFICES.  The department may enter into an agreement with a public or private entity for a digital message display system to promote department information or news items of general interest in a publicly accessible area of a driver's license office.  For the purpose of funding the system, a portion of the information displayed on the system may consist of digital advertisements. The department may review and has the right to reject any proposed advertising to be displayed on a system.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 1542), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 521.0062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.0062. Information on Driving With Autism

Sec. 521.0062.  INFORMATION ON DRIVING WITH AUTISM.  The department may make available, in a publicly accessible area of a driver's license office, informational materials and videos on driving with autism that are developed by an appropriate entity, as determined by the department.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (H.B. 1434), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 521.0063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.0063. Information on Bone Marrow Donation

Sec. 521.0063.  INFORMATION ON BONE MARROW DONATION.  The department may make available, in a publicly accessible area of a driver's license office, informational materials and videos on bone marrow donation that are developed by an appropriate entity, as determined by the department.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1078 (H.B. 3359), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 521.0062 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(67), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 521.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.007. Temporary Visitor Stations

Sec. 521.007.  TEMPORARY VISITOR STATIONS.  (a)  The department shall designate as temporary visitor stations certain driver's license offices.(b)  A driver's license office designated as a temporary visitor station under this section must have at least two staff members who have completed specialized training on the temporary visitor issuance guide published by the department.(c)  A driver's license office designated as a temporary visitor station shall provide information and assistance to other driver's license offices in the state.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 72.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 521.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.008. Voluntary Contribution to Donor Registry

Sec. 521.008.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR REGISTRY.  (a)  When a person applies for an original or renewal driver's license under this chapter, the person may contribute $1 or more to the nonprofit organization administering the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry under Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code.(b)  The department shall:(1)  include space on each application for a new or renewal driver's license that allows a person applying for a new or renewal driver's license to indicate that the person is voluntarily contributing $1 to the organization; and(2)  provide an opportunity for the person to contribute $1 to the organization during the application process for a new or renewal driver's license on the department's Internet website.(c)  The department shall remit any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry fund created under Section 692A.020, Health and Safety Code.  Before sending the money to the comptroller, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable expenses for administering this section, not to exceed five percent of the money collected under this section.(d)  The organization shall submit an annual report to the director of the department that includes the total dollar amount of contributions received by the organization under this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 121 (S.B. 1815), Sec. 3, eff. May 18, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1261 (H.B. 3283), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Transp Code § 521.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.009. Program Regarding the Provision of Renewal and Duplicate Driver's License and Other Identification Certificate Services

Sec. 521.009.  PROGRAM REGARDING THE PROVISION OF RENEWAL AND DUPLICATE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OTHER IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE SERVICES.  (a)  The department may establish a program for the provision of renewal and duplicate driver's license, election identification certificate, and personal identification certificate services in counties and municipalities that enter into an agreement with the department under Subsection (a-1).(a-1)  Under the program, the department may enter into an agreement with the commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a municipality to permit county or municipal employees to provide services at a county or municipal office relating to the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's licenses, election identification certificates, and personal identification certificates, including:(1)  taking photographs;(2)  administering vision tests;(3)  updating a driver's license, election identification certificate, or personal identification certificate to change a name, address, or photograph;(4)  distributing and collecting information relating to donations under Section 521.401;(5)  collecting fees; and(6)  performing other basic ministerial functions and tasks necessary to issue renewal and duplicate driver's licenses, election identification certificates, and personal identification certificates.(b)  An agreement under Subsection (a-1) may not include training to administer an examination for driver's license applicants under Subchapter H.(c)  A participating county or municipality must remit to the department for deposit as required by this chapter fees collected for the issuance of a renewal or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate.(d)  The commissioners court of a county may provide services through any consenting county office.  A county office may decline or consent to provide services under this section by providing written notice to the commissioners court.(e)  The department shall provide all equipment and supplies necessary to perform the services described by Subsection (a-1), including network connectivity.(f)  The department shall adopt rules to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (S.B. 1729), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1756), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1756), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2015.Redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 521.008 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(58), eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3050), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 521.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.010. Voluntary Contribution to Fund for Veterans' Assistance

Sec. 521.010.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO FUND FOR VETERANS' ASSISTANCE. (a) When a person applies for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate under this chapter, the person may make a voluntary contribution in any amount to the fund for veterans' assistance established by Section 434.017, Government Code.(b)  The department shall:(1)  include space on the first page of each application for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate that allows a person applying for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing to the fund; and(2)  provide an opportunity for the person to contribute to the fund during the application process for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate on the department's Internet website.(c)  The department shall send any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the fund for veterans' assistance not later than the 14th day of each month. Before sending the money to the fund, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable expenses for administering this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 868 (H.B. 633), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 521.008 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(59), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 521.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.011. Services Information for Veterans

Sec. 521.011.  SERVICES INFORMATION FOR VETERANS.  The department and the Texas Veterans Commission shall jointly develop a one-page informational paper about veterans services provided by this state for veterans who receive:(1)  a driver's license with a designation under Section 521.1235; or(2)  a personal identification certificate with a designation under Section 521.102.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 479 (S.B. 1308), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 957 (S.B. 1936), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 377), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 521.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.012. Voluntary Contribution for Evidence Testing Grant Program

Sec. 521.012.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR EVIDENCE TESTING GRANT PROGRAM.  (a)  When a person applies for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate under this chapter, the person may contribute $1 or more to the evidence testing grant program established under Section 772.00715, Government Code.(b)  The department shall:(1)  include space on the first page of each application for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate that allows a person applying for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing to the grant program; and(2)  provide an opportunity for the person to contribute to the grant program during the application process for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate on the department's Internet website.(c)  The department shall send any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the evidence testing account established under Section 772.00716, Government Code, not later than the 14th day of each month.  Before sending the money to the comptroller, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable expenses for administering this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 265 (H.B. 1729), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 737 (H.B. 653), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 521.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.013. Voluntary Contribution for Trafficked Persons Program Account

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 10For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (H.B. 2497), Sec. 2, see other Sec. 521.013.Sec. 521.013.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR TRAFFICKED PERSONS PROGRAM ACCOUNT.  (a)  When a person applies for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate under this chapter, the department shall, in a conspicuous manner, direct that person to the opportunity to donate to the trafficked persons program account established under Section 50.0153, Health and Safety Code, through the state's electronic Internet portal described by Section 2054.252(h), Government Code.(b)  The department may deduct from the donations made under this section an amount equal to the department's reasonable expenses associated with administering this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 521.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 521.013. Texas 1836 Project Pamphlet

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (H.B. 2497), Sec. 2For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 10, see other Sec. 521.013.Sec. 521.013.  TEXAS 1836 PROJECT PAMPHLET.  (a)  The department shall provide the pamphlet described by Section 451.005, Government Code, to persons who receive a driver's license:(1)  after applying under Section 521.144; or(2)  with an expiration provided by Section 521.271(a-2) or (a-3).(b)  The department shall make the pamphlet described by Section 451.005, Government Code, available to the public on the department's Internet website.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (H.B. 2497), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 521.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter B. General License Requirements|Section 521.021. License Required

Sec. 521.021.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  A person, other than a person expressly exempted under this chapter, may not operate a motor vehicle on a highway in this state unless the person holds a driver's license issued under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 521.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter B. General License Requirements|Section 521.023. Junior College Buses

Sec. 521.023.  JUNIOR COLLEGE BUSES.  (a)  A person who is 18 years of age or older and who is licensed by the department to operate a motor vehicle as a school bus may operate the motor vehicle for the transportation of junior college students and employees to and from school or official school activities.(b)  A school bus operated by a junior college may also be used to transport public school students if it is convenient.  If students of a local public school district are transported to and from school on a bus operated by a junior college and the operator is under 21 years of age, the selection of the operator must be approved by the principal of the public school whose students are transported on that bus.(c)  This section does not apply to the operator of a vehicle operated under a registration certificate issued under Chapter 643.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.74, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 521.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter B. General License Requirements|Section 521.024. Restrictions on Certain Common Carriers

Sec. 521.024.  RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN COMMON CARRIERS.  (a)  A person under 18 years of age may not operate a motor vehicle while that vehicle is in use as a public or common carrier of persons unless the person is licensed to operate the vehicle.(b)  A person may not operate a taxicab unless the person is at least 18 years of age.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|