Tex. Transp. Code § 521.145 · Subchapter G. LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
APPLICATION BY PERSON UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The application of an applicant under 18 years of age must be signed by:
(1) the parent or guardian who has custody of the applicant or the agent under a power of attorney for the parent who has custody of the applicant; or
(2) if the applicant has no parent or guardian:
(A) the applicant's employer; or
(B) the county judge of the county in which the applicant resides.
(b) The department shall provide the applicant and the cosigner with information concerning state laws relating to distracted driving, driving while intoxicated, driving by a minor with alcohol in the minor's system, and implied consent. The applicant and cosigner must acknowledge receipt of this information.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1013, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (H.B. 2551), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 87), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm
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Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Transp. Code § 521.145. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.224RESTRICTED CLASS M LICENSE.Printed as Section 521.145
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.304CANCELLATION OF MINOR'S LICENSE ON COSIGNER'S REQUEST; RELEASE FROM LIABILITY.Printed as Section 521.145
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.305CANCELLATION OF MINOR'S LICENSE ON DEATH OF COSIGNER.Printed as Section 521.145
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