Bill Text: TX SB398 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to fingerprints collected by the Texas Department of Public Safety from an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate and used for the department's image verification system.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-21 - Committee report sent to Calendars [SB398 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SB398-Comm_Sub.html

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84R28058 JAM-D
By: Schwertner, et al. S.B. No. 398
(Laubenberg)
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 398: No.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fingerprints collected by the Texas Department of
Public Safety from an applicant for a driver's license or personal
identification certificate and used for the department's image
verification system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 521.059(a) and (b), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The department shall establish an image verification
system based on the following identifiers collected by the
department under Section 521.142(b):
(1) an applicant's facial image; and
(2) an applicant's thumbprints and [or] fingerprints.
(b) The department shall authenticate the facial image,
[and] thumbprints, and [or] fingerprints provided by an applicant
for a personal identification certificate, driver's license, or
commercial driver's license or permit using image comparison
technology to ensure that the applicant:
(1) is issued only one original license, permit, or
certificate;
(2) does not fraudulently obtain a duplicate license,
permit, or certificate; and
(3) does not commit other fraud in connection with the
application for a license, permit, or certificate.
SECTION 2. Section 521.142(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The application must include:
(1) the thumbprints and [of the applicant or, if
thumbprints cannot be taken, the index] fingerprints of the
applicant;
(2) a photograph of the applicant;
(3) the signature of the applicant; and
(4) a brief description of the applicant.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.