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TX Transp Code § 521.168 (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 H. Education and Examination Requirements|Section 521.168. Payment of Fees for Certain Foster and Homeless Children and Youths

Sec. 521.168.  PAYMENT OF FEES FOR CERTAIN FOSTER AND HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS.  (a)  Unless prohibited under Section 521.4265(c), the Texas Workforce Commission shall on request pay the fees associated with meeting a requirement imposed under this subchapter or Chapter 1001, Education Code, for a person who is:(1)  eligible for a driver's license fee exemption under Section 521.1811; or(2)  younger than 26 years of age and:(A)  was in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services on the day before the person's 18th birthday; or(B)  is a homeless child or youth as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a.(b)  The Texas Workforce Commission by rule shall establish a process by which:(1)  a person described by Subsection (a) may apply to that commission for the payment of fees under this section; and(2)  that commission pays fees associated with meeting a requirement imposed under this subchapter or Chapter 1001, Education Code, to appropriate entities on behalf of the person described by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (S.B. 2054), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 521.181 (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 I. Issuance of Driver's License|Section 521.181. Issuance of Driver's License

Sec. 521.181.  ISSUANCE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE.  On payment of the required fee, the department shall issue to each qualifying applicant a driver's license of the class for which the applicant has applied.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 521.1811 (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 I. Issuance of Driver's License|Section 521.1811. Waiver of Fees for Foster Child or Youth, Homeless Child or Youth, or Victim or Child of Victim of Dating or Family Violence

Sec. 521.1811.  WAIVER OF FEES FOR FOSTER CHILD OR YOUTH, HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH, OR VICTIM OR CHILD OF VICTIM OF DATING OR FAMILY VIOLENCE.  A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the issuance of a driver's license, as provided under this chapter, if that person is:(1)  younger than 18 years of age and in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services;(2)  at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years of age, and resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services;(3)  a homeless child or youth as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a; (4)  a victim of dating violence as defined by Section 71.0021, Family Code;(5)  a victim of family violence as defined by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code; or(6)  a child of a victim described by Subdivision (4) or (5).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 598 (S.B. 218), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1024 (H.B. 123), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 374 (S.B. 798), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 521.1812 (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 I. Issuance of Driver's License|Section 521.1812. Waiver of Certain Fees for Certain Applicants Who Hold Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification

Sec. 521.1812.  WAIVER OF CERTAIN FEES FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS WHO HOLD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION.  (a)  A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the issuance of an original or renewal driver's license, as provided under this chapter, if at the time of the application for an original or renewal driver's license the person submits to the department satisfactory evidence that the person:(1)  holds a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation issued by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or another nationally recognized association; and(2)  is not required to hold the certification described by Subdivision (1) as a condition of obtaining or maintaining employment or an occupational license.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), "occupational license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other form of authorization that a person must obtain to practice or engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.(c)  The department shall establish a record of the amount of the fees waived under this section that would otherwise be deposited to the credit of the Texas mobility fund.(d)  On or before the fifth workday of each month, the department, using available funds, shall remit to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the Texas mobility fund general revenue in an amount equal to the amount of the fees described by Subsection (c) in the preceding month.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (H.B. 1078), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 521.182 (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 I. Issuance of Driver's License|Section 521.182. Surrender of License Issued by Other Jurisdiction

Sec. 521.182.  SURRENDER OF LICENSE ISSUED BY OTHER JURISDICTION.  (a)  A person is not entitled to receive a driver's license until the person surrenders to the department each driver's license in the person's possession that was issued by this state or another state or Canadian province.(b)  The department shall send to the state or province that issued the license:(1)  the surrendered license or a notification that the license has been surrendered;  and(2)  a statement that the person holds a driver's license issued by this state.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 521.183 (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 I. Issuance of Driver's License|Section 521.183. Surrender of Driver's License or Personal Identification Certificate

Sec. 521.183.  SURRENDER OF DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE.  (a)  A person is not entitled to receive a driver's license until the person surrenders to the department each personal identification certificate in the person's possession that was issued by this state.(b)  A person is not entitled to receive a personal identification certificate until the person surrenders to the department each driver's license in the person's possession that was issued by this state.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (S.B. 1934), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 521.201 (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 J. Persons Ineligible for License|Section 521.201. License Ineligibility in General

Sec. 521.201.  LICENSE INELIGIBILITY IN GENERAL.  The department may not issue any license to a person who:(1)  is under 15 years of age;(2)  is under 18 years of age unless the person complies with the requirements imposed by Section 521.204;(3)  is shown to be addicted to the use of alcohol, a controlled substance, or another drug that renders a person incapable of driving;(4)  holds a driver's license issued by this state or another state or country that is revoked, canceled, or under suspension;(5)  has been determined by a judgment of a court to be totally incapacitated or incapacitated to act as the operator of a motor vehicle unless the person has, by the date of the license application, been:(A)  restored to capacity by judicial decree; or(B)  released from a hospital for the mentally incapacitated on a certificate by the superintendent or administrator of the hospital that the person has regained capacity;(6)  the department determines to be afflicted with a mental or physical disability or disease that prevents the person from exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle while operating the vehicle on a highway, except that a person may not be refused a license because of a physical defect if common experience shows that the defect does not incapacitate a person from safely operating a motor vehicle;(7)  has been reported by a court under Section 521.3452 for failure to appear unless the court has filed an additional report on final disposition of the case; or(8)  has been reported by a court for failure to appear or default in payment of a fine for a misdemeanor that is not covered under Subdivision (7) and that is punishable by a fine only, including a misdemeanor under a municipal ordinance, committed by a person who was under 17 years of age at the time of the alleged offense, unless the court has filed an additional report on final disposition of the case.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 560, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1080, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1575), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 521.202 (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 J. Persons Ineligible for License|Section 521.202. Ineligibility for License Based on Certain Convictions

Sec. 521.202.  INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE BASED ON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.  (a)  Unless the period of suspension that would have applied if the person held a license at the time of the conviction has expired, the department may not issue a license to a person convicted of an offense:(1)  described by Section 49.04, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code;  or(2)  to which Section 521.342(a) applies.(b)  Until the period specified in the juvenile court order has expired, the department may not issue a license to a person if the department has been ordered by a juvenile court under Section 54.042, Family Code, to deny the person a license.(c)  A person does not have a privilege to operate a vehicle in this state during a period of suspension under Subsection (a) or (b) if the department is prohibited from issuing a license to that person.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 521.203 (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 J. Persons Ineligible for License|Section 521.203. Restrictions on Class a and B Licenses

Sec. 521.203.  RESTRICTIONS ON CLASS A AND B LICENSES.  The department may not issue a Class A or Class B driver's license to a person who:(1)  is under 17 years of age;(2)  is under 18 years of age unless the person has completed a driver training course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; or(3)  has not provided the department with an affidavit, on a form prescribed by the department, that states that no vehicle that the person will drive that requires a Class A or Class B license is a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Section 522.003.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 60, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 521.204 (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 J. Persons Ineligible for License|Section 521.204. Restrictions on Minor

Sec. 521.204.  RESTRICTIONS ON MINOR.  (a)  The department may issue a Class C driver's license to an applicant under 18 years of age only if the applicant:(1)  is 16 years of age or older;(2)  has submitted to the department a driver education certificate issued under Section 1001.055, Education Code, that states that the person has completed and passed a driver education course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;(3)  has obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent or is a student:(A)  enrolled in a public school, home school, or private school who attended school for at least 80 days in the fall or spring semester preceding the date of the driver's license application; or(B)  who has been enrolled for at least 45 days, and is enrolled as of the date of the application, in a program to prepare persons to pass the high school equivalency exam;(4)  has submitted to the department written parental or guardian permission:(A)  for the department to access the applicant's school enrollment records maintained by the Texas Education Agency; and(B)  for a school administrator or law enforcement officer to notify the department in the event that the person has been absent from school for at least 20 consecutive instructional days; and(5)  has passed the examination required by Section 521.161.(b)  The department may not issue a Class A, B, or C driver's license other than a hardship license to an applicant under 18 years of age unless the applicant has held a learner license or hardship license for at least six months preceding the date of the application.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.78(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1251, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 12.06, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 339), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (H.B. 2466), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 61, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3050), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 521.206 (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 J. Persons Ineligible for License|Section 521.206. Collision Rate Statistics Publication

Sec. 521.206.  COLLISION RATE STATISTICS PUBLICATION.  (a)  The department shall collect data regarding collisions of students taught by public schools, driver education providers licensed under Chapter 1001, Education Code, and other entities that offer driver education courses to students for which a uniform certificate of course completion is issued.  The collision rate is computed by determining the number of an entity's students who complete a driver education course during a state fiscal year, dividing that number by the number of collisions that involved students who completed such a course and that occurred in the 12-month period following their licensure, and expressing the quotient as a percentage.(b)  The department shall collect data regarding the collision rate of students taught by course instructors approved under Section 1001.112, Education Code.  The collision rate is computed by determining the number of students who completed a course taught under that section during a state fiscal year, dividing that number by the number of collisions that involved students who completed such a course and that occurred in the 12-month period following their licensure, and expressing the quotient as a percentage.(c)  Not later than October 1 of each year, the department shall issue a publication listing the collision rate for students taught by each driver education entity and the collision rate for students taught by a course instructor approved under Section 1001.112, Education Code, noting the severity of collisions involving students of each entity and each type of course.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 12.08, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 339), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 62, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.65, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 521.221 (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 K. Restricted Licenses|Section 521.221. Imposition of Special Restrictions and Endorsements

Sec. 521.221.  IMPOSITION OF SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS.  (a)  For good cause the department may impose a restriction or require an endorsement suitable to the driver's license holder's driving ability.  The restriction or endorsement may relate to:(1)  the type of motor vehicle that the holder may operate;(2)  a special mechanical control device required on a motor vehicle that the holder may operate;(3)  mechanical attachments, including glasses or an artificial limb, required on the person of the holder;(4)  an area, location, road, or highway in this state on which the holder is permitted to drive a motor vehicle;(5)  the time of day that the holder is permitted to operate a motor vehicle;  and(6)  any other condition the department determines to be appropriate to ensure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the holder.(b)  The department may issue a special restricted license or state the applicable restriction on the regular license.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle in violation of a restriction imposed or without the endorsement required on the license issued to that person.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable under Section 521.461.(d)  A court may dismiss a charge for a violation of this section if:(1)  the restriction or endorsement was imposed:(A)  because of a physical condition that was surgically or otherwise medically corrected before the date of the offense; or(B)  in error and that fact is established by the defendant;(2)  the department removes the restriction or endorsement before the defendant's first court appearance; and(3)  the defendant pays a reimbursement fee not to exceed $10.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 1623), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.69, eff. January 1, 2020.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (S.B. 1923), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 521.223 (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 K. Restricted Licenses|Section 521.223. Hardship License

Sec. 521.223.  HARDSHIP LICENSE.  (a)  The department may issue a license to a person who complies with the requirements of Subsection (b) if the department finds that:(1)  the failure to issue the license will result in an unusual economic hardship for the family of the applicant;(2)  the license is necessary because of the illness of a member of the applicant's family;  or(3)  the license is necessary because the applicant is enrolled in a vocational education program and requires a driver's license to participate in the program.(b)  An applicant for a license under Subsection (a) must be 15 years of age or older and must:(1)  have passed a driver education course approved by the department, which may be a course approved under Chapter 1001, Education Code; and(2)  pass the examination required by Section 521.161.(c)  To be eligible to take the driver training course, the person must be at least 14 years of age.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121, Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.(e)  A person who is refused a driver's license under this section may appeal to the county court of the county in which the person resides.  The court may try the matter on the request of the petitioner or respondent.(f)  In the manner provided by Subchapter N, the department shall suspend a license issued under this section if the holder of the license is convicted of two or more moving violations committed within a 12-month period.(g)  The department may issue a hardship license to a person who is subject to the registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, and is otherwise eligible for the license.  A hardship license issued under this section must include a photograph of the person.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.81(a), 30.82, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 546, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 90), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 90), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 64, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 521.224 (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 K. Restricted Licenses|Section 521.224. Restricted Class M License

Sec. 521.224.  RESTRICTED CLASS M LICENSE.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 3.01(1), eff. September 1, 2019.(b)  The department may issue a special restricted Class M license that authorizes the holder to operate only a motorcycle that has not more than a 250 cubic centimeter piston displacement.(c)  A person is eligible for a restricted motorcycle license if the person:(1)  is 15 years of age or older but under 18 years of age;(2)  has completed and passed a motorcycle operator training course approved by the department; and(3)  has met the requirements imposed under Section 521.145.(d)  The department shall make the motorcycle operator training course available.(e)  On the 16th birthday of a holder of a special restricted Class M license, the department shall remove the 250 cubic centimeter restriction from the license without completion by the holder of an additional motorcycle operator training course.(f)  An applicant for the special restricted license must apply in accordance with Subchapter G. The applicant is subject to the requirements of Section 521.161 and to other provisions of this chapter in the same manner as an applicant for another license.  The department shall prescribe the form of the license.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 3.01(1), eff. September 1, 2019.|