Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1427
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1427, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.1427. POST OFFICE BOX NOT VALID AS ADDRESS.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "post office box address" means a United States Postal Service post office box address or a private mailbox address.
(b) Unless an exception exists under state or federal law, an applicant may receive delivery of a license or a personal identification certificate at a post office box address only if the applicant has provided the department the physical address where the applicant resides.
(c) The department may require the applicant to provide documentation that the department determines necessary to verify the validity of the physical address provided under Subsection (b).
(d) The department may contract with a third-party personal data verification service to assist the department in verifying whether the physical address provided by the applicant is the applicant's actual residence.
(b) Unless an exception exists under state or federal law, an applicant may receive delivery of a license or a personal identification certificate at a post office box address only if the applicant has provided the department the physical address where the applicant resides.
(c) The department may require the applicant to provide documentation that the department determines necessary to verify the validity of the physical address provided under Subsection (b).
(d) The department may contract with a third-party personal data verification service to assist the department in verifying whether the physical address provided by the applicant is the applicant's actual residence.
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