Texas Transportation Code
§ 521.1211 — DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR PAROLE OFFICERS, PEACE OFFICERS, PROBATION OFFICERS, AND PROSECUTORS
TN § 521.1211Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS · Ch. 521. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES · Art. F. APPEARANCE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Parole officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 508.001, Government Code. (1-a) "Peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, except that the term includes a special investigator as defined by Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(2)"Probation officer" means a law enforcement professional that supervises individuals placed on probation.
(3)"Prosecutor" means a county attorney, district attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant county attorney, assistant district attorney, or assistant criminal district attorney. (a-1) This section applies only to a parole officer, a peace officer, a probation officer, and a prosecutor.
(b)Notwithstanding Section 521.121(a), the department by rule shall adopt procedures for the issuance of a driver's license to an applicant that omits the license holder's actual residence address and includes, as an alternative, an address described under Subsection (f).
(c)To be issued a driver's license under this section, an applicant must apply to the department and provide sufficient evidence acceptable to the department to establish the applicant's status as a person described under Subsection (a-1). On issuance of the license, the license holder shall surrender any other driver's license issued to the holder by the department.
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3050), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1023 (H.B. 368), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.167, eff. January 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (S.B. 523), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.