Texas Transportation Code 521.059 – Image Verification System
(a) The department shall establish an image verification system based on the following identifiers collected by the department under § 521.142(b):
(1) an applicant’s facial image; and
(2) an applicant’s thumbprints or, if thumbprints cannot be taken, the index fingerprints of the applicant.
(b) The department shall authenticate the facial image and thumbprints or fingerprints provided by an applicant for a personal identification certificate, driver’s license, or commercial driver’s license or permit using image comparison technology to ensure that the applicant:
(1) is issued only one original license, permit, or certificate;
(2) does not fraudulently obtain a duplicate license, permit, or certificate; and
(3) does not commit other fraud in connection with the application for a license, permit, or certificate.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 521.059
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
(c) The department shall use the image verification system established under this section only to the extent allowed by Chapter 730, Transportation Code, to aid other law enforcement agencies in:
(1) establishing the identity of a victim of a disaster or crime that a local law enforcement agency is unable to establish; or
(2) conducting an investigation of criminal conduct.