Section 521.421 - License Fees; Examination Fees(a) The fee for issuance or renewal of a license not otherwise provided for by this section is $32.(a-1) The fee for a personal identification certificate issued under Section 501.0165, Government Code, Section 841.153, Health and Safety Code, or Section 245.0536, Human Resources Code, is $5.(a-2) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the department by rule shall establish the fee for a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person whose residence or domicile is a correctional facility or a parole facility.(a-3) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2), the fee for a driver's license or personal identification certificate that is issued to a person who is not a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the United States or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the United States and that is valid for not more than one year is $24.(b) The fee for renewal of a Class M license or for renewal of a license that includes authorization to operate a motorcycle is $43.(c) The fee for issuance of a provisional license or learner license is $15.(d) The fee for issuance or renewal of an occupational driver's license is $10. (e) An applicant who changes from a lower to a higher class of license or who adds a type of vehicle other than a motorcycle to the license shall pay a $10 fee for the required examination.(f) An applicant applying for additional authorization to operate a motorcycle shall pay a $15 fee for the required application.(g) If a Class A, B, or C driver's license includes an authorization to operate a motorcycle, the fee for the driver's license is increased by $11.(h) The fee for issuance or renewal of a driver's license, a provisional license, a learner license, or a hardship license issued to a person subject to the registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, is $20.(i) The fee for issuance or renewal of a driver's license is $8 for a license with an expiration date established under Section 521.2711.(j) [Repealed by 2023 amendment](k) [Repealed by 2023 amendment]Tex. Transp. Code § 521.421
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 614,Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 386,Sec. 7, eff. 9/1/2023. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 909 (H.B. 4544), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021 Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1024 (H.B. 123), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019 Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2019 Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 7.003, eff. September 1, 2019 Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 7.002, eff. September 1, 2019 Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3050), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017 Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2017 Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 121 (S.B. 1815), Sec. 6(b), eff. September 1, 2014Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 72.11, eff. September 28, 2011 Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 554 (H.B. 2904), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2012 Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1288 (H.B. 2161), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009 Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 339), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2009 Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 12.10, eff. September 1, 2009 Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(105), eff. September 1, 2009 Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (H.B. 84), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1186 (H.B. 120), Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2005 Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.002(20), eff. Sept. 1, 2001 Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 546, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001 Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1516, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999 Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1372, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997 Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1156, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997 Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 510, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. See Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 595, Sec. 7.007.