Tex. Transp. Code § 521.249 · Subchapter L. OCCUPATIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT; ISSUANCE OF OCCUPATIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The court shall send a certified copy of the petition and the court order setting out the judge's findings and restrictions to the department. The person may use a copy of the order as a restricted license until the 45th day after the date on which the order takes effect.
(a-1) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Sections 521.025 and 521.457 that the person has applied for and complied with the department's requirements for the issuance of an occupational driver's license on or before the 10th day after the issuance of the court order but has not been issued the license.
(b) On receipt of the copy under this section and after compliance with Chapter 601, the department shall issue an occupational driver's license to the person. The license must refer on its face to the court order.
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. 339 (H.B. 441), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 386 (H.B. 291), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm
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Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.025LICENSE TO BE CARRIED AND EXHIBITED ON DEMAND; CRIMINAL PENALTY.Printed as Sections 521.025 and 521.457
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.457DRIVING WHILE LICENSE INVALID.Printed as Sections 521.025 and 521.457
- Tex. Transp. Code ch. 601MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACTPrinted as Chapter 601
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