{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 521.202","heading":"INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE BASED ON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.","body":"(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:\n(1) described by Section 49.04, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code; or\n(2) to which Section 521.342(a) applies.\n(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.\n(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.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","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 J. PERSONS INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm#521.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"41440e600d6acd7eb3f80a3b3f3615b63cd8d5d33e9248166a222a9a4700614d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}