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Transportation Code §521.253

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In force on Sep 01, 2023 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2023 · same as today's text

CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PENALTY

(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.

History: Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 386 (H.B. 291 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

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