{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.085","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 521.085","heading":"TYPE OF VEHICLE AUTHORIZED.","body":"(a) Unless prohibited by Chapter 522, and except as provided by Subsection (b), the license holder may operate any vehicle of the type for which that class of license is issued and any lesser type of vehicle other than a motorcycle.\n(b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a license holder from operating a lesser type of vehicle that is:\n(1) a motorcycle described by Section 521.001(a)(6-a) or an autocycle as defined by Section 501.008; or\n(2) a type of motorcycle defined by the department under Section 521.001(c) and designated by the department as qualifying for operation under this section.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 722 (S.B. 129), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (H.B. 3599), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1391 (S.B. 1967), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 67 (S.B. 449), Sec. 4, eff. May 22, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1756), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2015.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS","CHAPTER 521. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES","SUBCHAPTER D. CLASSIFICATION OF DRIVER'S LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm#521.085","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"4cdcd665e582e14d3b83bb4a1f45011c224d01500e17024b5ef359c444ea7c71","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.084","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}