Tex. Transp. Code § 521.275 · Subchapter M. LICENSE EXPIRATION, RENEWAL, AND NUMBER CHANGE
CHANGE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE NUMBER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department shall issue to a person a new driver's license number or personal identification certificate number on the person's showing a court order stating that the person has been the victim of domestic violence.
(b) The department may require each applicant to furnish the information required by Section 521.142. If the applicant's name has changed, the department may require evidence identifying the applicant by both the former and new name.
(c) Except as provided by Sections 521.049(c), 730.005, and 730.006, the department may not disclose:
(1) the changed license or certificate number; or
(2) the person's name or any former name.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 709, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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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Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.049INFORMATION SUPPLIED TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.Printed as Sections 521.049(c), 730.005, and 730.006
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.142APPLICATION FOR ORIGINAL LICENSE.Printed as Section 521.142
- Tex. Transp. Code § 730.005REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.Printed as Sections 521.049(c), 730.005, and 730.006
- Tex. Transp. Code § 730.006REQUIRED DISCLOSURE WITH CONSENT.Printed as Sections 521.049(c), 730.005, and 730.006
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