(a) A veteran of service in the armed forces of the United States is eligible for exemption from payment of issuance fees for an original, renewal, examination, or duplicate driver license or personal identification certificate if the veteran meets the following requirements:
  (1) was honorably discharged from the armed services of the United States;
  (2) has an armed service-related disability of at least 60%; and
  (3) receives compensation from the United States because of the armed service-related disability.
(b) Any disabled veteran may waive their fee exemption for a driver license or identification certificate. Application and payment of fee will be considered as such a waiver and no refund of fee will be made.
(c) If not already part of the record, proof of eligibility for the fee exemption must be provided by mail or in-person with the issuance of the driver license or identification certificate.
(d) These provisions do not apply to applicants for a commercial driver license (CDL) or to an applicant subject to the registration requirements of Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 62.

Source Note: The provisions of this §15.38 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective January 29, 1985, 10 TexReg 173; amended to be effective July 24, 1992, 17 TexReg 4960; amended to be effective February 15, 2000, 25 TexReg 1125; amended to be effective December 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 9913; amended to be effective December 13, 2009, 34 TexReg 8784; amended to be effective April 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 2429