(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. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 876), Sec. 10, eff. March 1, 2022.
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