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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain county clerks to require an |
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individual to present photo identification to file certain |
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documents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 191, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 191.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 191.010. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION TO |
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FILE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) A county clerk in |
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a county with a population of 3.3 million or more |
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may require a |
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person presenting a document in person for filing in the real |
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property records of the county to present to the clerk a photo |
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identification verifying the identity of the person. The clerk may |
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determine the forms of photo identification that may be presented |
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to verify the identity of the person. The clerk may copy the photo |
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identification or record information from the photo |
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identification. The clerk may not charge a person a fee to copy or |
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record the information from a photo identification. |
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(b) Information copied or recorded from the photo |
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identification is confidential. |
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(c) A document filed with a county clerk is not invalid |
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solely because the county clerk did not copy a photo identification |
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or record the information from the photo identification. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |