Tex. Transp. Code § 521.3465 · Subchapter O. AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION
AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION ON CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES INVOLVING FICTITIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES, REGISTRATION INSIGNIA, OR VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A license is automatically suspended on final conviction of the license holder of:
(1) an offense under Section 502.475(a)(4); or
(2) an offense under Section 548.603(a)(1) that involves a fictitious vehicle inspection report.
(b) A suspension under this section is for 180 days.
(c) If the person is a resident of this state without a driver's license to operate a motor vehicle, the director shall issue an order prohibiting the person from being issued a driver's license before the 181st day after the date of the conviction.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 851, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1291 (H.B. 2305), Sec. 14, eff. March 1, 2015.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1291 (H.B. 2305), Sec. 15, eff. March 1, 2015.
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