Tex. Transportation Code § 521.203
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.203, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.203. RESTRICTIONS ON CLASS A AND B LICENSES.
Official statutory text
The department may not issue a Class A or Class B driver's license to a person who:
(1) is under 17 years of age;
(2) is under 18 years of age unless the person has completed a driver training course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; or
(3) has not provided the department with an affidavit, on a form prescribed by the department, that states that no vehicle that the person will drive that requires a Class A or Class B license is a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Section 522.003.
(1) is under 17 years of age;
(2) is under 18 years of age unless the person has completed a driver training course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; or
(3) has not provided the department with an affidavit, on a form prescribed by the department, that states that no vehicle that the person will drive that requires a Class A or Class B license is a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Section 522.003.
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