Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1425
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1425, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.1425. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED TO DEPARTMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the department may require each applicant for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license to furnish to the department the information required by Section 521.142.
(b) The department shall require each applicant for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license to furnish to the department the information required by Sections 521.142(c)(7) and (8).
(c) Unless the information has been previously provided to the department, the department shall require each applicant for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license to furnish to the department:
(1) proof of the applicant's United States citizenship; or
(2) documentation described by Section 521.142(a).
(d) The department may not deny a driver's license to an applicant who provides documentation described by Section 521.142(a) based on the duration of the person's authorized stay in the United States, as indicated by the documentation presented under Section 521.142(a).
(b) The department shall require each applicant for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license to furnish to the department the information required by Sections 521.142(c)(7) and (8).
(c) Unless the information has been previously provided to the department, the department shall require each applicant for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license to furnish to the department:
(1) proof of the applicant's United States citizenship; or
(2) documentation described by Section 521.142(a).
(d) The department may not deny a driver's license to an applicant who provides documentation described by Section 521.142(a) based on the duration of the person's authorized stay in the United States, as indicated by the documentation presented under Section 521.142(a).
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