Tex. Transp. Code § 521.1426 · Subchapter G. LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
DOMICILE REQUIREMENT; VERIFICATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department may not issue a driver's license or a personal identification certificate to a person who has not established a domicile in this state.
(b) The department shall adopt rules for determining whether a domicile has been established, including rules prescribing the types of documentation the department may require from the applicant to verify the validity of the claimed domicile.
(c) The department may contract with a third-party personal data verification service to assist the department in verifying a claim of domicile, including whether the physical address provided by the applicant is the applicant's actual residence.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 13.04, eff. June 19, 2009.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm
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Cited by 2 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Transp. Code § 521.1426. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.1015PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO FOSTER CHILD OR YOUTH OR HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH.Printed as Section 521.1426
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.1016PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO VICTIMS AND CHILDREN OF VICTIMS OF DATING OR FAMILY VIOLENCE.Printed as Section 521.1426
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