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 Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014)
 TRANSPORTATION CODE
 Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
 Subtitle B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS
 Chapter 521. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
 Subchapter M. LICENSE EXPIRATION, RENEWAL, AND NUMBER CHANGE

  Sec. 521.274. RENEWAL BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS  

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  • (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; and

    (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.

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 , Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.