Texas Administrative Code
Title 37 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 15 - DRIVER LICENSE RULES
Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-ORIGINAL, RENEWAL, DUPLICATE, IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATES
Section 15.25 - Address

Universal Citation: 37 TX Admin Code § 15.25

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

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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