Tex. Transp. Code § 521.459 · Subchapter S. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
EMPLOYMENT OF UNLICENSED DRIVER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Before employing a person as an operator of a motor vehicle used to transport persons or property, an employer shall request from the department:
(1) a list of convictions for traffic violations contained in the department records on the potential employee; and
(2) a verification that the person has a license.
(b) A person may not employ a person as an operator of a motor vehicle used to transport persons or property who does not hold the appropriate driver's license to operate the vehicle as provided by this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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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