Tex. Transp. Code § 521.243 · Subchapter L. OCCUPATIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
NOTICE TO STATE; PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Unless the petition is dismissed under Section 521.2421(f), the clerk of the court shall send electronically or by a delivery method described by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, to the attorney representing the state a copy of the petition and notice of the hearing if the petitioner's license was suspended, revoked, or canceled following a conviction for:
(1) an offense under Section 19.05 or Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code; or
(2) an offense to which Section 521.342 applies.
(b) The court may notify the attorney representing the state of any other hearing on a petition for an occupational driver's license.
(c) A person who receives notice under Subsection (a) or (b) may attend the hearing and may present evidence at the hearing for or against granting the petition.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1067 (H.B. 2246), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 386 (H.B. 291), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 9.19, eff. December 4, 2025.
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