Sec. 521.241. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Essential need" means a need of a person for the operation of a motor vehicle:
(A) in the performance of an occupation or trade or for transportation to and from the place at which the person practices the person's occupation or trade;
(B) for transportation to and from an educational facility in which the person is enrolled; or
(C) in the performance of essential household duties.
(2) "Ignition interlock device" means a device that uses a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism to make impractical the operation of a motor vehicle if ethyl alcohol is detected in the breath of the operator of the vehicle.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards
Chapter 521 - Driver's Licenses and Certificates
Subchapter L. Occupational License
Section 521.243. Notice to State; Presentation of Evidence
Section 521.244. Hearing; Order; Determination of Essential Need
Section 521.245. Required Counseling
Section 521.246. Ignition Interlock Device Requirement
Section 521.2461. Testing for Alcohol or Controlled Substances
Section 521.2462. Supervision of Person Issued Occupational Driver's License
Section 521.2465. Restricted License
Section 521.247. Approval of Ignition Interlock Devices by Department
Section 521.2475. Ignition Interlock Device Evaluation
Section 521.2476. Minimum Standards for Vendors of Ignition Interlock Devices
Section 521.248. Order Requirements
Section 521.249. Notice to Department; Issuance of Occupational License
Section 521.250. Court Order in Operator's Possession
Section 521.251. Effective Date of Occupational License