Texas § TN.521.202 - INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE BASED ON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS
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§ TN.521.202. INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE BASED ON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS
INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE BASED ON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS. (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. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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