{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.144","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 521.144","heading":"APPLICATION BY NEW STATE RESIDENT.","body":"(a) A new resident of this state who applies for a driver's license must submit with the application:\n(1) evidence that each motor vehicle owned by the person is registered under Chapter 502; or\n(2) an affidavit that the applicant does not own a motor vehicle required to be registered under Chapter 502.\n(b) The department may not issue a driver's license to a new resident who fails to comply with Subsection (a).\n(c) A registration receipt issued by a county assessor-collector in this state is satisfactory evidence that a motor vehicle is registered under Chapter 502.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 876), Sec. 10, eff. March 1, 2022.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS","CHAPTER 521. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES","SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm#521.144","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"a9c2eb5c0bef3c4c2f51d72779d2ca7828006c3703dc59b1e1fbaff69a3f1616","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.143","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.145"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}