Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1252
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1252, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.1252. OPTIONAL DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING DESIGNATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall provide to each applicant for the issuance of an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate who applies in person the opportunity to voluntarily indicate on a driver's license or personal identification certificate that the person is deaf or hard of hearing as evidenced by a written statement from a licensed physician.
(b) The department shall include a designation that indicates the person is deaf or hard of hearing on each driver's license or personal identification certificate issued to a person who:
(1) makes an election under this section; and
(2) provides sufficient evidence under Subsection (a) to qualify for the designation.
(b) The department shall include a designation that indicates the person is deaf or hard of hearing on each driver's license or personal identification certificate issued to a person who:
(1) makes an election under this section; and
(2) provides sufficient evidence under Subsection (a) to qualify for the designation.
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