Sec. 521.320. SUSPENSION FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL MISCHIEF; LICENSE DENIAL. (a) A court may order the department to suspend a person's driver's license on conviction of an offense under Section 28.08, Penal Code.
(b) A court may order the department to deny an application for reinstatement or issuance of a driver's license to a person convicted of an offense under Section 28.08, Penal Code, who, on the date of the conviction, did not hold a driver's license.
(c) The period of suspension under this section is one year after the date of a final conviction. The period of license denial is one year after the date the person applies to the department for reinstatement or issuance of a driver's license.
(d) The department may not reinstate a driver's license suspended under Subsection (a) unless the person whose license was suspended applies to the department for reinstatement.
(e) A person whose license is suspended under Subsection (a) remains eligible to receive an occupational license under Subchapter L.
(f) For the purposes of this section, a person is convicted of an offense regardless of whether sentence is imposed or the person is placed on community supervision for the offense under Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 593, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 521.314 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.87, eff. January 1, 2017.
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 N. General Provisions Relating to License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation
Section 521.292. Department's Determination for License Suspension
Section 521.293. Period of Suspension Under Section 521
Section 521.294. Department's Determination for License Revocation
Section 521.295. Notice of Department's Determination
Section 521.296. Notice of Suspension or Revocation
Section 521.297. Suspension, Revocation, or Disqualification Effective Date
Section 521.298. Hearing Request
Section 521.299. Hearing Date; Rescheduling
Section 521.300. Hearing: Location; Presiding Officer
Section 521.301. Issue at Hearing
Section 521.302. Failure to Appear
Section 521.304. Cancellation of Minor's License on Cosigner's Request; Release From Liability
Section 521.305. Cancellation of Minor's License on Death of Cosigner
Section 521.306. Effect of Conduct in Other Jurisdiction; Suspension Under Driver's License Compact
Section 521.307. Suspension of Certain Provisional Licenses
Section 521.308. Appeal; Judicial Review
Section 521.309. Probation of Suspension
Section 521.310. Probation Violation
Section 521.311. Effective Date of Order
Section 521.312. Period of Suspension or Revocation; Reinstatement of License
Section 521.313. Reinstatement and Reissuance; Fee
Section 521.314. Cancellation Authority
Section 521.315. Surrender of License; Return
Section 521.316. Suspended Foreign License
Section 521.317. Denial of License Renewal After Warning
Section 521.319. Revocation for Medical Reasons
Section 521.320. Suspension for Certain Criminal Mischief; License Denial