Tex. Human Resources Code § 81.019
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 81.019, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 81.019. SYMBOLS OR OTHER FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION FOR PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall design and provide for the issuance of a symbol or other form of identification that may be attached to a motor vehicle regularly operated by a person who is deaf or hard of hearing.
(b) A person who is deaf or hard of hearing may apply to the department for the symbol or other form of identification. The department may require acceptable medical proof that a person is deaf or hard of hearing and may collect a fee for each symbol or other form of identification to defray the costs of administering this section. The executive commissioner shall establish the fee.
(c) The department may contract with a state or local agency for the distribution of the symbol or other form of identification.
(b) A person who is deaf or hard of hearing may apply to the department for the symbol or other form of identification. The department may require acceptable medical proof that a person is deaf or hard of hearing and may collect a fee for each symbol or other form of identification to defray the costs of administering this section. The executive commissioner shall establish the fee.
(c) The department may contract with a state or local agency for the distribution of the symbol or other form of identification.
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