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TX Transp Code § 521.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter L. Occupational License|Section 521.251. Effective Date of Occupational License

Sec. 521.251.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE.  (a)  If a person's license is suspended under Chapter 524 or 724 and the person has not had a prior suspension arising from an alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement contact in the five years preceding the date of the person's arrest, an order under this subchapter granting the person an occupational license takes effect immediately.  However, the court shall order the person to comply with the counseling and rehabilitation program required under Section 521.245.(b)  If the person's driver's license has been suspended as a result of an alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement contact during the five years preceding the date of the person's arrest, the order may not take effect before the 91st day after the effective date of the suspension.(c)  If the person's driver's license has been suspended as a result of a conviction of an offense under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code, during the five years preceding the date of the person's arrest, the order may not take effect before the 181st day after the effective date of the suspension.(d)  Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, if the person's driver's license has been suspended as a result of a second or subsequent conviction under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code, committed within five years of the date on which the most recent preceding offense was committed, an order granting the person an occupational license may not take effect before the first anniversary of the effective date of the suspension.(d-1)  Notwithstanding Subsections (b), (c), and (d), the court may issue an occupational license to a person if the person submits proof the person has an ignition interlock device installed on each motor vehicle owned or operated by the person.  If a person issued an occupational license under this subsection fails to maintain an installed ignition interlock device on each motor vehicle owned or operated by the person, the court shall revoke the occupational license under Section 521.252 and reinstate the suspension of the person's driver's license.  A person granted an occupational license under this subsection may not be ordered, under Section 521.2462, to submit to the supervision of the local community supervision and corrections department or a personal bond office established under Article 17.42, Code of Criminal Procedure, unless the order is entered by a court of record.(e)  For the purposes of this section, "alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement contact" has the meaning assigned by Section 524.001.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 969, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1067 (H.B. 2246), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 212 (H.B. 156), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 521.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter L. Occupational License|Section 521.252. License Revocation

Sec. 521.252.  LICENSE REVOCATION.  (a)  The court that signs an order granting an occupational license may issue at any time an order revoking the license for good cause.(b)  The court shall send a certified copy of the order to the department.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 521.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter L. Occupational License|Section 521.253. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 521.253.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who holds an occupational license commits an offense if the person:(1)  operates a motor vehicle in violation of a restriction imposed on the license;  or(2)  fails to have in the person's possession a certified copy of the court order as required under Section 521.250.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.(c)  On conviction of an offense under this section, the occupational license and the order granting that license are revoked.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 521.2711 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter M. License Expiration, Renewal, and Number Change|Section 521.2711. License Expiration: Person at Least 85 Years of Age

Sec. 521.2711.  LICENSE EXPIRATION: PERSON AT LEAST 85 YEARS OF AGE.  (a)  Each original driver's license of a person 85 years of age or older expires on the license holder's second birthday after the date of the license application.(b)  A driver's license of a person 85 years of age or older that is renewed expires on the second anniversary of the expiration date before renewal.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), an original or renewal driver's license issued to an applicant who is 85 years of age or older and not a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the United States or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the United States expires on:(1)  the earlier of:(A)  the second anniversary of the expiration date before renewal; or(B)  the expiration date of the applicant's authorized stay in the United States; or(2)  the first anniversary of the date of issuance if there is no definite expiration date for the applicant's authorized stay in the United States.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (H.B. 84), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 72.09, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 521.272 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter M. License Expiration, Renewal, and Number Change|Section 521.272. Renewal of License Issued to Certain Sex Offenders

Sec. 521.272.  RENEWAL OF LICENSE ISSUED TO CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS.  (a)  The department may issue an original or renewal driver's license to a person whose driver's license or personal identification certificate record indicates that the person is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, only if the person:(1)  applies in person for the issuance of a license under this section;  and(2)  pays the fee required by Section 521.421(h).(b)  Notwithstanding Section 521.143, a person is not required to provide proof of financial responsibility to receive the person's initial driver's license under this section.(c)  Notwithstanding Sections 521.271 and 521.2711, a driver's license issued under this section, including a renewal, duplicate, or corrected license, expires:(1)  if the license holder is a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the United States or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the United States, on the first birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of application, except that:(A)  the initial license issued under this section expires on the second birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of application, subject to Paragraph (B); and(B)  a license issued under this section to a person described by Article 62.2021, Code of Criminal Procedure, expires on the sixth anniversary of the date on which the license was issued; or(2)  if the applicant is not described by Subdivision (1), on the earlier of:(A)  the expiration date of the applicant's authorized stay in the United States; or(B)  as applicable:(i)  the first birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of application;(ii)  if the license holder holds an initial license issued under this section, the second birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of application; or(iii)  if the license holder is a person described by Article 62.2021, Code of Criminal Procedure, the sixth anniversary of the date on which the license was issued.(d)  Subsection (c) does not apply to a:(1)  provisional license;(2)  learner license issued under Section 521.222; or(3)  hardship license issued under Section 521.223.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1401, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 546, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 72.10, eff. September 28, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3050), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 521.273 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter M. License Expiration, Renewal, and Number Change|Section 521.273. Renewal Examinations

Sec. 521.273.  RENEWAL EXAMINATIONS.  (a)  The department may require and prescribe the procedure and standards for an examination for the renewal of a driver's license.(b)  A license holder who fails to obtain a renewal license as provided by this subchapter may be required to take any examination required for the original license.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 521.274 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter M. License Expiration, Renewal, and Number Change|Section 521.274. Renewal by Mail or Electronic Means

Sec. 521.274.  RENEWAL BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS.  (a)  The department by rule may provide that the holder of a driver's license may renew the license by mail, by telephone, over the Internet, or by other electronic means.(b)  A rule adopted under this section:(1)  may prescribe eligibility standards for renewal under this section;(2)  may not permit a person subject to the registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, to register by mail or electronic means;(3)  may not permit renewal by mail or electronic means of a driver's license of a person who is 79 years of age or older; and(4)  must allow for the renewal of a driver's license by electronic means, regardless of when the license expires, of:(A)  a person who:(i)  is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States; and(ii)  is absent from the state; and(B)  the spouse or dependent child of a person described by Paragraph (A).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1401, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2000;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 546, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (H.B. 84), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 292 (H.B. 1814), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 521.275 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter M. License Expiration, Renewal, and Number Change|Section 521.275. Change of Driver's License or Personal Identification Certificate Number

Sec. 521.275.  CHANGE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE NUMBER.  (a)  The department shall issue to a person a new driver's license number or personal identification certificate number on the person's showing a court order stating that the person has been the victim of domestic violence.(b)  The department may require each applicant to furnish the information required by Section 521.142.  If the applicant's name has changed, the department may require evidence identifying the applicant by both the former and new name.(c)  Except as provided by Sections 521.049(c), 730.005, and 730.006, the department may not disclose:(1)  the changed license or certificate number;  or(2)  the person's name or any former name.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 709, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 521.291 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter N. General Provisions Relating to License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation|Section 521.291. Rules

Sec. 521.291.  RULES.  The department shall adopt rules to administer this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.|
TX Transp Code § 521.292 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter N. General Provisions Relating to License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation|Section 521.292. Department's Determination for License Suspension

Sec. 521.292.  DEPARTMENT'S DETERMINATION FOR LICENSE SUSPENSION.(a)  The department shall suspend the person's license if the department determines that the person:(1)  has operated a motor vehicle on a highway while the person's license was suspended, canceled, disqualified, or revoked, or without a license after an application for a license was denied;(2)  is a habitually reckless or negligent operator of a motor vehicle;(3)  is a habitual violator of the traffic laws;(4)  has permitted the unlawful or fraudulent use of the person's license;(5)  has committed an offense in another state or Canadian province that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for suspension;(6)  has been convicted of two or more separate offenses of a violation of a restriction imposed on the use of the license;(7)  has been responsible as a driver for any accident resulting in serious personal injury or serious property damage;(8)  is under 18 years of age and has been convicted of two or more moving violations committed within a 12-month period; or(9)  has committed an offense under Section 545.421.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(3), a person is a "habitual violator" if the person has four or more convictions that arise out of different transactions in 12 consecutive months, or seven or more convictions that arise out of different transactions in 24 months, if the convictions are for moving violations of the traffic laws of any state, Canadian province, or political subdivision, other than a violation under:(1)  Section 621.101, 621.201, or 621.203-621.207;(2)  Subchapter B or C, Chapter 623;  or(3)  Section 545.413.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 357 (S.B. 1257), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 3272), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 521.293 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter N. General Provisions Relating to License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation|Section 521.293. Period of Suspension Under Section 521

Sec. 521.293.  PERIOD OF SUSPENSION UNDER SECTION 521.292.  If the person does not request a hearing, the period of license suspension under Section 521.292 is 90 days.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 710 (H.B. 162), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 521.294 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter N. General Provisions Relating to License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation|Section 521.294. Department's Determination for License Revocation

Sec. 521.294.  DEPARTMENT'S DETERMINATION FOR LICENSE REVOCATION.  The department shall revoke the person's license if the department determines that the person:(1)  is incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle;(2)  has not complied with the terms of a citation issued by a jurisdiction that is a party to the Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977 for a traffic violation to which that compact applies;(3)  has failed to provide medical records or has failed to undergo medical or other examinations as required by a panel of the medical advisory board;(4)  has failed to pass an examination required by the director under this chapter; or(5)  has committed an offense in another state or Canadian province that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for revocation.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1575), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 3272), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 521.295 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter N. General Provisions Relating to License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation|Section 521.295. Notice of Department's Determination

Sec. 521.295.  NOTICE OF DEPARTMENT'S DETERMINATION. (a) If the department suspends a person's license under Section 521.292 or revokes a person's license under Section 521.294, the department shall send a notice of suspension or revocation by:(1)  first class mail to the person's address in the records of the department; or(2)  e-mail if the person has provided an e-mail address to the department and has elected to receive notice electronically.(b)  Notice is considered received on the fifth day after the date the notice is sent.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (H.B. 2466), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 20.018, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 521.296 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter N. General Provisions Relating to License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation|Section 521.296. Notice of Suspension or Revocation

Sec. 521.296.  NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.  A notice of suspension under Section 521.292 or revocation under Section 521.294 must state:(1)  the reason and statutory grounds for the suspension or revocation;(2)  the effective date of the suspension or revocation;(3)  the right of the person to a hearing;(4)  how to request a hearing; and(5)  the period in which the person must request a hearing.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (H.B. 2466), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 521.297 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter N. General Provisions Relating to License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation|Section 521.297. Suspension, Revocation, or Disqualification Effective Date

Sec. 521.297.  SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR DISQUALIFICATION EFFECTIVE DATE.  (a)  A license suspension under Section 521.292 or revocation under Section 521.294 takes effect on the 40th day after the date the person is considered to have received notice of the suspension or revocation under Section 521.295(b).(b)  A license disqualification under Section 522.081(a) takes effect on the 40th day after the date the person is considered to have received notice of the disqualification under Section 521.295(b), unless a disqualification is currently in effect.  If a disqualification is currently in effect, the periods of disqualifications run consecutively.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 424 (S.B. 1372), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Transp Code § 521.298 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter N. General Provisions Relating to License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation|Section 521.298. Hearing Request

Sec. 521.298.  HEARING REQUEST.  If, not later than the 15th day after the date on which the person is considered to have received notice of the suspension or revocation under Section 521.295(b), the department receives at its headquarters in Austin, in writing, including a facsimile transmission, or by another manner prescribed by the department, a request that a hearing be held, a hearing shall be held as provided by Sections 521.295-521.303.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.|
TX Transp Code § 521.299 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter N. General Provisions Relating to License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation|Section 521.299. Hearing Date; Rescheduling

Sec. 521.299.  HEARING DATE;  RESCHEDULING.  (a)  A hearing requested under Section 521.298 shall be held not earlier than the 11th day after the date on which the person requesting the hearing is notified of the hearing.  The hearing shall be set for the earliest practical date.(b)  A hearing may be continued on a motion of the person, the department, both parties, or as necessary to accommodate the docket of the presiding officer.(c)  A request for a hearing stays suspension or revocation of a person's license until the date of the final decision of the presiding officer.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.|
TX Transp Code § 521.300 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates|Subchapter N. General Provisions Relating to License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation|Section 521.300. Hearing: Location; Presiding Officer

Sec. 521.300.  HEARING:  LOCATION;  PRESIDING OFFICER.  (a)  A hearing under this subchapter shall be conducted in a municipal court or a justice court in the county in which the person resides.  The judge of the municipal court or the justice is designated as the presiding officer.(a-1)  A hearing under this subchapter may be conducted by telephone or video conference call if the presiding officer provides notice to the affected parties.(b)  The presiding officer is entitled to receive a fee for hearing the case if a fee is approved and set by the commissioners court of the county in which the person resides.  The fee may not exceed $5 and shall be paid from the general revenue fund of the county.(c)  The presiding officer may administer oaths and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and documents.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 3272), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.|