{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.1601","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1601","heading":"DRIVER EDUCATION REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.","body":"(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the department may not issue a driver's license to a person who is younger than 25 years of age unless the person submits to the department a driver education certificate issued under Chapter 1001, Education Code, that states that the person has completed and passed:\n(1) a driver education and traffic safety course conducted by an entity exempt from licensure under Section 1001.002, Education Code, or a driver education course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 1001, Education Code; or\n(2) if the person is 18 years of age or older, a driver education course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Section 1001.101 or 1001.1015, Education Code.\n(b) This section does not apply to a person who holds a valid driver's license issued by another state.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1413 (S.B. 1317), Sec. 3, eff. March 1, 2010.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 270 (S.B. 478), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 608 (H.B. 3645), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.","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 H. EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm#521.1601","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"c20c8939f713861dcaa86b3f20d782e43a7023b7503823d017282743284451b5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.148","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}