Texas § PW.42.006 - POSSESSION OF LICENSE
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§ PW.42.006. POSSESSION OF LICENSE
POSSESSION OF LICENSE; RULES. (a) The commission by rule may prescribe requirements relating to possessing a license issued under this chapter. (b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must allow for a person to present for the purpose of verification of possession a hunting license as an image displayed on a wireless communication device. The image displayed may be either an image of information from the Internet website of the department or a photograph of a hunting license. (c) The display of an image that includes hunting license information on a wireless communication device under this section does not constitute effective consent for a law enforcement officer, or any other person, to access the contents of the wireless communication device except to view the hunting license information. (d) The authorization of the use of a wireless communication device to display hunting license information under Subsection (b) does not prevent a court of competent jurisdiction from requiring a person to provide a paper copy of the person's hunting license in a hearing or trial or in connection with discovery proceedings. (e) A telecommunications provider, as defined by Section 51.002 , Utilities Code, may not be held liable to the holder of a hunting license for the failure of a wireless communication device to display hunting license information under Subsection (b). Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 41 (H.B. 547 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
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Section PW.42.006 ("POSSESSION OF LICENSE") 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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