Section 521.144 - Application By New State Resident(a) A new resident of this state who applies for a driver's license must submit with the application: (1) evidence that each motor vehicle owned by the person is registered under Chapter 502; or(2) an affidavit that the applicant does not own a motor vehicle required to be registered under Chapter 502.(b) The department may not issue a driver's license to a new resident who fails to comply with Subsection (a).(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. Tex. Transp. Code § 521.144
Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 592,Sec. 10, eff. 3/1/2022.Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1995.