Tex. Transp. Code § 521.342 · Subchapter O. AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION
PERSON UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Section 521.344, the license of a person who was under 21 years of age at the time of the offense, other than an offense classified as a misdemeanor punishable by fine only, is automatically suspended on conviction of:
(1) an offense under Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, Penal Code, committed as a result of the introduction of alcohol into the body;
(2) an offense under the Alcoholic Beverage Code, other than an offense to which Section 106.071 of that code applies, involving the manufacture, delivery, possession, transportation, or use of an alcoholic beverage;
(3) a misdemeanor offense under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, for which Subchapter P does not require the automatic suspension of the license;
(4) an offense under Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code, involving the manufacture, delivery, possession, transportation, or use of a dangerous drug; or
(5) an offense under Chapter 485, Health and Safety Code, involving the manufacture, delivery, possession, transportation, or use of an abusable volatile chemical.
(b) The department shall suspend for one year the license of a person who is under 21 years of age and is convicted of an offense under Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, regardless of whether the person is required to attend an educational program under Article 42A.403, Code of Criminal Procedure, that is designed to rehabilitate persons who have operated motor vehicles while intoxicated, unless the person is placed under community supervision under Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, and is required as a condition of the community supervision to not operate a motor vehicle unless the vehicle is equipped with the device described by Article 42A.408 of that chapter. If the person is required to attend such a program and does not complete the program before the end of the person's suspension, the department shall suspend the person's license or continue the suspension, as appropriate, until the department receives proof that the person has successfully completed the program. On the person's successful completion of the program, the person's instructor shall give notice to the department and to the community supervision and corrections department in the manner provided by Article 42A.406(b), Code of Criminal Procedure.
(c) A person whose license is suspended under Subsection (a) remains eligible to receive an occupational driver's license under Subchapter L. Suspension under Subsection (a) is not a suspension for physical or mental disability or impairment for purposes of eligibility to apply for an occupational driver's license under Subchapter L.
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. 165, Sec. 30.94(a), 30.95(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1013, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 580, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 861, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 16.02, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1348 (S.B. 328), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.88, eff. January 1, 2017.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 386 (H.B. 291), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. ch. 42ACOMMUNITY SUPERVISIONPrinted as Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.403EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN INTOXICATION OFFENSES; WAIVER OR EXTENSION OF TIME.Printed as Article 42A.403, Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.406EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ON DRIVING RECORD AND LICENSE.Printed as Article 42A.406(b), Code of Criminal Procedure
Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 481TEXAS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACTPrinted as Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 483DANGEROUS DRUGSPrinted as Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 485ABUSABLE VOLATILE CHEMICALSPrinted as Chapter 485, Health and Safety Code
Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 49.04DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED.Printed as Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code | Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 49.045DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED WITH CHILD PASSENGER.Printed as Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code | Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 49.07INTOXICATION ASSAULT.Printed as Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code | Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 49.08INTOXICATION MANSLAUGHTER.Printed as Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code
Cited by 6 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Transp. Code § 521.342. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Family Code
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.202INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE BASED ON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.Printed as Section 521.342(a)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.243NOTICE TO STATE; PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE.Printed as Section 521.342
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.244DETERMINATION OF ESSENTIAL NEED; HEARING AND ORDER.Printed as Section 521.342
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.343PERIOD OF SUSPENSION; EXTENSION.Printed as Sections 521.342(b), 521.344(a)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.344SUSPENSION FOR OFFENSES INVOLVING INTOXICATION.Printed as Section 521.342(b) | Sections 521.342(b) and 521.345
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