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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the proof of an applicant's identity and age required |
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for the issuance of a marriage license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 2.005, Family Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The proof must be established by: |
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(1) a driver's license or identification card issued |
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by this state, another state, or a Canadian province that is current |
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or has expired not more than two years preceding the date the |
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identification is submitted to the county clerk in connection with |
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an application for a license; |
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(2) a United States passport; |
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(3) a current passport issued by a foreign country or a |
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consular document issued by a state or national government; |
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(4) an unexpired Certificate of United States |
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Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, United States Citizen |
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Identification Card, Permanent Resident Card, Temporary Resident |
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Card, Employment Authorization Card, or other document issued by |
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the federal Department of Homeland Security or the United States |
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Department of State including an identification photograph; |
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(5) an unexpired military identification card for |
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active duty, reserve, or retired personnel with an identification |
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photograph; |
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(6) an original or certified copy of a birth |
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certificate issued by a bureau of vital statistics for a state or a |
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foreign government; |
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(7) an original or certified copy of a Consular Report |
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of Birth Abroad or Certificate of Birth Abroad issued by the United |
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States Department of State; |
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(8) an original or certified copy of a court order |
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relating to the applicant's name change [or sex change]; |
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(9) school records from a secondary school or |
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institution of higher education; |
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(10) an insurance policy continuously valid for the |
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two years preceding the date of the application for a license; |
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(11) a motor vehicle certificate of title; |
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(12) military records, including documentation of |
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release or discharge from active duty or a draft record; |
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(13) an unexpired military dependent identification |
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card; |
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(14) an original or certified copy of the applicant's |
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marriage license or divorce decree; |
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(15) a voter registration certificate; |
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(16) a pilot's license issued by the Federal Aviation |
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Administration or another authorized agency of the United States; |
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(17) a license to carry a concealed handgun under |
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Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code; |
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(18) a temporary driving permit or a temporary |
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identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; or |
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(19) an offender identification card issued by the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for a marriage license submitted to a county clerk |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for a |
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marriage license submitted before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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