Tex. Transportation Code § 521.253
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.253, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.253. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who holds an occupational driver's license commits an offense if the person:
(1) operates a motor vehicle in violation of a restriction imposed on the license; or
(2) fails to have in the person's possession a certified copy of the court order as required under Section 521.250.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) On conviction of an offense under this section, the convicting court shall:
(1) issue an order revoking the occupational driver's license; and
(2) deliver the revocation order to the person, the court that issued the order granting the occupational driver's license, and the department.
(1) operates a motor vehicle in violation of a restriction imposed on the license; or
(2) fails to have in the person's possession a certified copy of the court order as required under Section 521.250.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) On conviction of an offense under this section, the convicting court shall:
(1) issue an order revoking the occupational driver's license; and
(2) deliver the revocation order to the person, the court that issued the order granting the occupational driver's license, and the department.
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