Tex. Transp. Code § 521.144 · Subchapter G. LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
APPLICATION BY NEW STATE RESIDENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A new resident of this state who applies for a driver's license must submit with the application:
(1) evidence that each motor vehicle owned by the person is registered under Chapter 502; or
(2) an affidavit that the applicant does not own a motor vehicle required to be registered under Chapter 502.
(b) The department may not issue a driver's license to a new resident who fails to comply with Subsection (a).
(c) A registration receipt issued by a county assessor-collector in this state is satisfactory evidence that a motor vehicle is registered under Chapter 502.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 876), Sec. 10, eff. March 1, 2022.
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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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