Tex. Transportation Code § 521.3465
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.3465, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.3465. AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION ON CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES INVOLVING FICTITIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES, REGISTRATION INSIGNIA, OR VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORTS.
Official statutory text
(a) A license is automatically suspended on final conviction of the license holder of:
(1) an offense under Section 502.475(a)(4); or
(2) an offense under Section 548.603(a)(1) that involves a fictitious vehicle inspection report.
(b) A suspension under this section is for 180 days.
(c) If the person is a resident of this state without a driver's license to operate a motor vehicle, the director shall issue an order prohibiting the person from being issued a driver's license before the 181st day after the date of the conviction.
(1) an offense under Section 502.475(a)(4); or
(2) an offense under Section 548.603(a)(1) that involves a fictitious vehicle inspection report.
(b) A suspension under this section is for 180 days.
(c) If the person is a resident of this state without a driver's license to operate a motor vehicle, the director shall issue an order prohibiting the person from being issued a driver's license before the 181st day after the date of the conviction.
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