{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.2421","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 521.2421","heading":"PETITION.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a person may apply for an occupational driver's license by filing a verified petition with the clerk of a justice, county, or district court with jurisdiction that includes the county in which:\n(1) the person resides; or\n(2) the incident occurred for which the license was suspended, revoked, or canceled.\n(b) If a person's license has been automatically suspended, revoked, or canceled due to a conviction of an offense as provided by Subchapter O or P, the person may apply for an occupational driver's license by filing a verified petition only with the clerk of the court in which the person was convicted.\n(c) If a person's license is suspended, revoked, or canceled due to a court order submitted to the department by a district, county, or justice court, the person may apply for an occupational driver's license by filing a verified petition with a court described by Subsection (a) or the court that issued the order.\n(d) A petition filed under this section must:\n(1) set forth in detail the petitioner's essential need, including a description of the hours and location of essential travel;\n(2) describe the reason for the petitioner's license suspension, revocation, or cancellation;\n(3) provide evidence of the petitioner's financial responsibility in accordance with Chapter 601; and\n(4) include a certified abstract of the petitioner's complete driving record.\n(f) If a court lacks jurisdiction over a petition filed under this section, the court shall dismiss the application. The court may hold a hearing to determine if the court has jurisdiction over the petition. If the petition is dismissed, the petitioner may submit a written request for the petition to be reinstated within 14 days of the dismissal, stating the reason the court has jurisdiction over the petition.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 386 (H.B. 291), 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 L. OCCUPATIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm#521.2421","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"1bdf1ead5a04f46004b12e2b359fa1e7496e40a886634d5375db68576f355f4d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.242","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.2422"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}