In Texas, a physical residential address is generally required on a driver’s license; a P.O. Box alone is insufficient. However, certain exceptions allow for the use of an alternate address:
• Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) Participants: Victims of family violence, sexual assault, stalking, or trafficking enrolled in the ACP, administered by the Texas Attorney General, receive a substitute P.O. Box address for use on their driver’s license and other official documents.
• Judges and Their Families: State and federal judges, as well as their spouses and children residing at the same address, may use the courthouse or office building address where they work as an alternate address on their driver’s license.
• Peace Officers and Special Investigators: These individuals may use their business address or the address of the county courthouse in their county of residence as an alternate address on their driver’s license.
• Prosecutors: County attorneys, district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and their assistants may use their business address as the alternate address on their driver’s license.
For the general public, while a P.O. Box can be listed as a mailing address in addition to the physical residential address, it cannot replace the requirement for a physical address on the driver’s license.
This rule applies to all private mailbox service providers, such as us at Scan Mailboxes.