Texas Transportation Code

§ 521.126 — ELECTRONICALLY READABLE INFORMATION

TN § 521.126Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS · Ch. 521. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES · Art. F. APPEARANCE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE

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(a)The department may not include any information on a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate in an electronically readable form other than the information printed on the license and a physical description of the licensee.

(b)Except as provided by Subsections (d), (e), (e-1), (g), (i), (j), and (n), and Section 501.101, Business & Commerce Code, a person commits an offense if the person:

(1)accesses or uses electronically readable information derived from a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate; or

(2)compiles or maintains a database of electronically readable information derived from driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, or personal identification certificates.

(c)An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d)The prohibition provided by Subsection (b) does not apply to a person who accesses, uses, compiles, or maintains a database of the information for a law enforcement or governmental purpose, including:

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1009), Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 391 (S.B. 1465), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1189 (H.B. 178), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 102 (H.B. 320), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1012 (H.B. 1060), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 67 (S.B. 166), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 854 (H.B. 346), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(60), eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1261 (H.B. 3283), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2016. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1261 (H.B. 3283), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2016. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.168, eff. January 1, 2025.