Tex. Transp. Code § 522.029 · Subchapter C. LICENSE OR PERMIT APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE
FEES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The fee for a commercial driver's license issued by the department is $96, except as provided by Subsections (f), (h), (j), (k), and (m).
(b) The fee for a commercial driver's license shall be reduced by $4 for each remaining year of validity of a driver's license, other than a commercial driver's license issued by the department to the applicant.
(c) The fee for a duplicate commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit is $10.
(d) An applicant who is changing a class of license, endorsement, or restriction or who is adding a class of vehicle other than a motorcycle to the license must pay a fee of $10 for the examination, except for a renewal or original issuance of a commercial driver's license.
(e) The fees required by this chapter and collected by an officer or agent of the department shall be remitted without deduction to the department.
(f) If a commercial driver's license includes an authorization to operate a motorcycle, the fee for the driver's license is increased by $8.
(g) An applicant who is applying for additional authorization to operate a motorcycle shall pay a fee of $15 for the examination.
(h) The fee for a commercial driver's license issued under Section 522.033 is $20.
(h-1) The fee for the issuance or renewal of a commercial learner's permit is $24.
(i) Except as provided by Section 662.011, each fee collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas mobility fund.
(j) The fee for issuance or renewal of a commercial driver's license is $25 for a license with an expiration date established under Section 522.054.
(k) The fee for a non-domiciled commercial driver's license or a non-domiciled commercial learner's permit is $120. The fee for a temporary non-domiciled commercial driver's license is $20.
(l) The fee for the administration of a skills test to a person who is not domiciled in this state is $60.
(m) The fee for a commercial driver's license with a hazardous materials endorsement issued by the department is $60, except as provided by Subsections (h), (j), and (k).
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. 1156, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1372, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 546, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 11.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (H.B. 84), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1319 (S.B. 1260), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(106), eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.002(35), eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 752 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 14, eff. January 1, 2016.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 752 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2016.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 752 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 44, eff. January 1, 2016.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 7.004, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 1.05, eff. September 1, 2019.
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Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 522.033COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED TO CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS.Printed as Section 522.033
- Tex. Transp. Code § 522.054LICENSE EXPIRATION: PERSON AT LEAST 85 YEARS OF AGE.Printed as Section 522.054
- Tex. Transp. Code § 662.011MOTORCYCLE EDUCATION FUND ACCOUNT.Printed as Section 662.011
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