Texas Transportation Code

§ 521.144 — APPLICATION BY NEW STATE RESIDENT

TN § 521.144Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS · Ch. 521. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES · Art. G. LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

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(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. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 876), Sec. 10, eff. March 1, 2022.