Tex. Transp. Code § 521.1252 · Subchapter F. APPEARANCE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE
OPTIONAL DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING DESIGNATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department shall provide to each applicant for the issuance of an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate who applies in person the opportunity to voluntarily indicate on a driver's license or personal identification certificate that the person is deaf or hard of hearing as evidenced by a written statement from a licensed physician.
(b) The department shall include a designation that indicates the person is deaf or hard of hearing on each driver's license or personal identification certificate issued to a person who:
(1) makes an election under this section; and
(2) provides sufficient evidence under Subsection (a) to qualify for the designation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 524 (H.B. 3132), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
Redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 521.1251 by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 22.001(66), eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm
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