Tex. Transportation Code § 521.202
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.202, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.202. INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE BASED ON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) Unless the period of suspension that would have applied if the person held a license at the time of the conviction has expired, the department may not issue a license to a person convicted of an offense:
(1) described by Section 49.04, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code; or
(2) to which Section 521.342(a) applies.
(b) Until the period specified in the juvenile court order has expired, the department may not issue a license to a person if the department has been ordered by a juvenile court under Section 54.042, Family Code, to deny the person a license.
(c) A person does not have a privilege to operate a vehicle in this state during a period of suspension under Subsection (a) or (b) if the department is prohibited from issuing a license to that person.
(1) described by Section 49.04, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code; or
(2) to which Section 521.342(a) applies.
(b) Until the period specified in the juvenile court order has expired, the department may not issue a license to a person if the department has been ordered by a juvenile court under Section 54.042, Family Code, to deny the person a license.
(c) A person does not have a privilege to operate a vehicle in this state during a period of suspension under Subsection (a) or (b) if the department is prohibited from issuing a license to that person.
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