§ 521.202 Ineligibility for license based on certain convictions
Sec. 521.202. 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.