
§ 45.102. REQUIREMENTS OF PETITION.  (a) A petition to 
change the name of an adult must be verified and include:
		(1)  the present name and place of residence of the 
petitioner;             
		(2)  the full name requested for the petitioner;                              
		(3)  the reason the change in name is requested;                              
		(4)  whether the petitioner has been the subject of a 
final felony conviction;
		(5)  whether the petitioner is subject to the 
registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal 
Procedure;  and
		(6)  a legible and complete set of the petitioner's 
fingerprints on a fingerprint card format acceptable to the 
Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation.
	(b)  The petition must include each of the following or a 
reasonable explanation why the required information is not 
included:
		(1)  the petitioner's:                                                        
			(A)  full name;                                                              
			(B)  sex;                                                                    
			(C)  race;                                                                   
			(D)  date of birth;                                                          
			(E)  driver's license number for any driver's 
license issued in the 10 years preceding the date of the petition;
			(F)  social security number;  and                                            
			(G)  assigned FBI number, state identification 
number, if known, or any other reference number in a criminal 
history record system that identifies the petitioner;
		(2)  any offense above the grade of Class C misdemeanor 
for which the petitioner has been charged;  and
		(3)  the case number and the court if a warrant was 
issued or a charging instrument was filed or presented for an 
offense listed in Subsection (b)(2).

Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 
1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1003, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1300, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 
2005, 79th Leg., ch. 728, § 6.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

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