(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.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 876), Sec. 10, eff. March 1, 2022.