Tex. Transportation Code § 521.026
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.026, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.026. DISMISSAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE CHARGE.
Official statutory text
(a) A judge may dismiss a charge of driving with an expired license if the defendant remedies this defect within 20 working days or before the defendant's first court appearance date, whichever is later.
(b) The judge may assess the defendant a reimbursement fee not to exceed $20 when the charge of driving with an expired driver's license is dismissed under Subsection (a).
(b) The judge may assess the defendant a reimbursement fee not to exceed $20 when the charge of driving with an expired driver's license is dismissed under Subsection (a).
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