Tex. Transp. Code § 729.002 · Chapter 729. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE BY MINOR
OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE BY MINOR WITHOUT LICENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who is younger than 17 years of age commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle without a driver's license authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle on a:
(1) public road or highway;
(2) street or alley in a municipality; or
(3) public beach as defined by Section 729.001.
(b) An offense under this section is punishable in the same manner as if the person was 17 years of age or older and operated a motor vehicle without a license as described by Subsection (a), except that an offense under this section is not punishable by confinement or imprisonment.
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. 1086, Sec. 43, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1477, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.729.htm
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