Texas § TN.521.274 - RENEWAL BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS
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§ TN.521.274. RENEWAL BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS
RENEWAL BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS. (a) The department by rule may provide that the holder of a driver's license may renew the license by mail, by telephone, over the Internet, or by other electronic means. (b) A rule adopted under this section: (1) may prescribe eligibility standards for renewal under this section; (2) may not permit a person subject to the registration requirements under Chapter 62 , Code of Criminal Procedure, to register by mail or electronic means; (3) may not permit renewal by mail or electronic means of a driver's license of a person who is 79 years of age or older; and (4) must allow for the renewal of a driver's license by electronic means, regardless of when the license expires, of: (A) a person who: (i) is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States; and (ii) is absent from the state; and (B) the spouse or dependent child of a person described by Paragraph (A). Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1401, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 546, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (H.B. 84 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 292 (H.B. 1814 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2015.
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Section TN.521.274 ("RENEWAL BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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