37 Tex. Admin. Code § 15.25 - Address
The address requirement for a driver license and identification certificate is:
(1) The
applicant's Texas residence address must be given. A business address is not
acceptable. Applicants may be required by the department to provide proof
satisfactory to the department to establish the Texas residence address
provided. All documents must be verifiable.
(2) The complete street address including
apartment numbers and such terms as street, circle, drive, or court should be
used whenever possible. The city, state, zip code, and type of residence must
be shown as part of the address on all applications for driver licenses and
identification certificates. The zip code may be a five or nine digit number
until such time as the nine digit number is required by the department or
postal authorities. In rural areas, route number and box number should be
given.
(3) The application form
also provides space for a mailing address. If there is no mail delivery at the
address shown, then a post office box number or other mailing address must be
shown in conjunction with the Texas residence address provided. If an applicant
has a mailing address in addition to the Texas residence address, which may
include post office boxes or other mailing locations, it may be provided in
this space.
(4) A general delivery
address must not be used except in very small communities when no street or
route addresses are available.
(5)
A post office box number is not acceptable if a better address can be obtained.
The post office box number may only be listed in addition to a Texas residence
address.
(6) Military personnel and
the spouse or dependent of a member of the armed forces should give a complete
address such as: John Henry Smith, Co. B, 25th Inf., Camp Barkeley, Abilene,
Texas. If a member of the armed forces or the spouse or dependent of a member
of the armed forces has a residence address in Texas, it should be provided and
used. A member of the armed forces and the spouse or dependent of a member of
the armed forces may provide a residence address outside of Texas.
(7) The department has incorporated an
address validation program that presents addresses using United States Postal
Service (USPS) standards.
(A) Standardized
addresses will be displayed on licenses and identification certificates and
used for mailing purposes.
(B)
Addresses that do not conform to USPS standards or do not validate may be used
if the customer can verify that he/she receives mail at that address.
(8) The department shall conduct
an audit of driver license and identification certificate address information
provided by driver license customers. This audit shall:
(A) validate that the addresses being
reviewed are residential addresses; and/or
(B) determine if the same address has been
provided by ten (10) or more driver license or identification certificate
holders.
(9) The
department may require each driver license or identification certificate holder
whose address of record is being audited to present documentation required by
§
15.49 of this title (relating to
Proof of Domicile) and §
16.7 of this title (relating to
Proof of Domicile) to demonstrate the holder resides at the address of record.
An acceptable list of documentation may be found in §15.49 and
§16.7.
(10) The department
shall cancel any driver license or identification certificate issued to a
person who does not prove that he/she resides at the address on
record.
(11) An alternate address
may be used on a driver license per Texas Transportation Code, §
521.121 and
§
521.1211. An
applicant who is eligible to use an alternate address must apply in person for
an original, renewal, or duplicate driver license and surrender any other
driver license issued to the applicant by the department or another state. No
online transactions will be allowed for issuance of duplicate or renewed
licenses issued under this paragraph.
(A) A
peace officer or special investigator, as defined in the Code of Criminal
Procedure, Article 2.12 and Article 2.122 respectively, may use the address of
the county courthouse in their county of residence or their business address as
the alternate address on their driver license.
(i) Peace officers must present a license
issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) and a Peace Officer
Identification Card and Badge issued by the officer's employing agency to
establish eligibility.
(ii) Special
investigators must present a federal ID and badge issued by the officer's
employing agency.
(B) A
county attorney, district attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant
county attorney, assistant district attorney, or assistant criminal district
attorney may use their business address as the alternate address on their
driver license. These applicants must present either their oath of office
documentation or a letter from the elected prosecutor for their office
affirming employment.
(C) A federal
or state judge, as defined by Texas Election Code, §
1.005, a United States
Marshall, or a United States Attorney may use the address of the courthouse or
office building where they work as the alternate address on their driver
license.
(i) A federal judge must present an
official identification card issued by the Administrative Office of the United
States courts.
(ii) A state judge
must present an official identification card issued by the office of the Texas
Secretary of State.
(iii) A
municipal court judge or justices of the peace must present their business card
along with additional documentation identifying the judge issued by a state
agency affiliated with the judiciary, including the Office of Court
Administration, Office of the Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Texas
courts.
(iv) A U.S. Marshal must
present a federal identification card or badge issued by the officer's
employing agency or a letter with required information if a federal ID card
cannot be copied or scanned.
(v) A
U.S. Attorney or an assistant U.S. attorney must present a letter from the
elected prosecutor for their office affirming employment or an Oath of Office
documentation.
(D) A
spouse or a child of a federal judge, state judge, U.S. Marshall, or U.S.
Attorney, who reside at the same residence, may also use the address of the
courthouse or office building where the eligible official works as the
alternate address on their driver license.
(E) An applicant who is eligible to use an
alternate address must provide the actual current residence address for
department records and mailing purposes.
(F) A person who has been issued a driver
license with an alternate address must apply to the department for issuance of
a duplicate driver license that displays the person's actual current residence
address not later than 30 days after the license holder ceases to be eligible
to use an alternate address.
(G) A
person who has been issued a driver license or identification card with an
alternate address must notify the department of the change and obtain a
duplicate driver license not later than 30 days after a name change and/or
residence address change.
(H) An
applicant who is eligible to use an alternate address must pay the required fee
for changes to the driver license.
(12) All documents submitted by the applicant
must be acceptable to the department. The department has the discretion to
reject or require additional evidence for alternate address
eligibility.
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