Court Opinion

ID: 4140066
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2017-02-18 02:54:46.67235+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:37:47.852847
License: Public Domain

OFFICE         OF THE ATTORNEY          ENERAL    OF TEXAS
                             :             AUSTIN”
     OROVER     SELLERS
     *TTORNEY    GENERAL

    Honorable Komer Garrison, Jr., Director                        ;..
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    Texas Department of Publio Safe ,tu
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    Austin, Texas
    Dear Sir:
       : J. B. Draper
    ATTH                                          Re: ,Authdri

                      Your letter       of Sept
    ment,     read3     in   part. as   folio

              the authority

                                                        ) Vernon's Annotated   civil
                                                        ds as follows:

               "The maxim of interpretation of statutes 'is that ex-
     pression of one thing is exclusion of another."   City of Corpm
     Christi v. Koi~urry, 90 S.W. (26) 865.
?
                After a care&l exaninaticn of the atntuto, it is‘our
     opinion that the Department of Public Safety is limited to im-
     Posing restrictions  suitable to the lioensco's driving.nbility
Honorable Floner Garrison,   Jr.,     page 2

with respect to the type of or spaoial mechaniaal oontrol de-
vices required on a motor vehiole or such other restrlotions                  :
applicable to the liocnsee to a88’ure the 8af8 operation Or a
motor vehiolo by the 1iOell8@3. This limits fee dspartment to
imposing restrictions    of a mechanical nature d.uoh as wearing
glasses, but does not oonfer upon the departme&the       authori-
ty to restrict   the lioenses  to a certain area such a8 a town
or aounty or to a spe0iri0    route.

          ,TrustIng that this       letter   fully   ansvlers your inquiry,
we axe

                                               Yours very truly,
                                               ATTD2HEY
                                                      GENXXAL
                                                            OF TEXAS

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