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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance to veterans of specially marked driver's |
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licenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.1235 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.1235. DESIGNATOR ON LICENSE ISSUED TO VETERAN. |
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(a) In this section, "veteran" means a person who: |
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(1) has served in: |
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(A) the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or |
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marine corps of the United States; or |
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(B) the Texas National Guard as defined by |
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Section 431.001, Government Code; and |
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(2) has been honorably discharged from the branch of |
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the service in which the person served. |
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(b) The department shall include the designation "VETERAN" |
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on a driver's license issued to a veteran in an available space |
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either on the face of the driver's license or on the reverse side of |
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the driver's license if: |
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(1) the veteran requests the designation; and |
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(2) the veteran provides proof of the veteran's |
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military service and honorable discharge. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.142, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) The application must provide space for the applicant: |
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(1) to voluntarily list any military service that may |
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qualify the applicant to receive a license with a veteran's |
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designation under Section 521.1235; and |
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(2) to include proof required by the department to |
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determine the applicant's eligibility to receive that designation. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1514 was passed by the House on April |
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26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1514 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |