TITLE: Relating to probation of certain disqualifications from driving a commercial motor vehicle.

SUMMARY: Relating to probation of certain disqualifications from driving a commercial motor vehicle.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to probation of certain disqualifications from driving a commercial motor vehicle. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 522.085, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 522.085. PROBATION OF DISQUALIFICATION [PROHIBITED].(a) Notwithstanding Section 521.303, and except as provided by Subsection (b), if a person is disqualified under this chapter, the disqualification may not be probated. (b) A disqualification under Section 522.081(a) may be probated under Section 521.309 for a period not to exceed one year if the disqualified person: (1) attends and successfully completes a driving safety course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; and (2) does not commit a violation giving rise to a disqualification under this chapter during the period of probation. (c) If the department probates a person's disqualification under this section, the person may continue to operate a commercial motor vehicle under the person's commercial driver's license during the period of probation. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.