1. (a) Applicants for a driver license or identification certificate, who are male and at least 18 but less than 26 years of age, will be provided the opportunity to register for the United States Selective Service.
2. (b) Registration for this program is optional; however, either an affirmative or declination response is necessary in order to complete the transaction either in the office or via an alternate transaction method.
3. (c) Applicants completing a transaction in a Driver License Office will be provided a Selective Service Consent statement. The applicant's response will be recorded and become a part of the driver history record.

4. (d) Applicants invited to complete a transaction by an alternate method will receive the Selective Service Consent statement with the mailed notice.

   1. (1) Applicants completing a transaction via the Internet must verify their response as recorded on the confirmation page as this is the only indicator they will receive from the department.
   2. (2) Applicants completing a transaction via the mail must indicate their response on the notice returned to the department. No confirmation of the applicant's response will be returned by the department.
   3. (3) Applicant completing a transaction via the telephone will not receive a confirmation of their response from the department.
5. (e) The Selective Service Consent statement will provide the benefits and penalties associated with consent or declination to register with the United States Selective Service.
6. (f) Only those transactions indicating a consent to selective service registration will be forwarded to the United States Selective Service.

Source Note:The provisions of this §15.48 adopted to be effective August 20, 2002, 27 TexReg 7543; amended to be effective December 13, 2009, 34 TexReg 8784.