Sec. 601.159. PROCEDURES FOR SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION OR PRIVILEGE. The department shall suspend the driver's license and each vehicle registration of an owner or operator or the nonresident's operating privilege of an owner or operator unless:
(1) if a hearing is not requested, the person, not later than the 20th day after the date the notice under Section 601.155 was personally served or sent:
(A) delivers or mails to the department a written request for a hearing;
(B) shows that this subchapter does not apply to the person; or
(C) complies with Section 601.153; or
(2) the person complies with Section 601.153 not later than the 20th day after:
(A) the date of the expiration of the period in which an appeal may be brought, if the determination at a hearing is rendered against the owner or operator and the owner or operator does not appeal; or
(B) the date of a decision against the person following the appeal.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility
Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act
Subchapter F. Security Following Accident
Section 601.151. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 601.152. Suspension of Driver's License and Vehicle Registration or Privilege
Section 601.153. Deposit of Security; Evidence of Financial Responsibility
Section 601.154. Department Determination of Probability of Liability
Section 601.155. Notice of Determination
Section 601.156. Setting of Hearing
Section 601.157. Hearing Procedures
Section 601.159. Procedures for Suspension of Driver's License and Vehicle Registration or Privilege
Section 601.160. Suspension Stayed Pending Hearing or Appeal
Section 601.161. Notice of Suspension
Section 601.162. Duration of Suspension
Section 601.163. Form of Security
Section 601.164. Reduction in Security
Section 601.165. Custody of Cash Security
Section 601.166. Payment of Cash Security
Section 601.167. Return of Cash Security
Section 601.168. Insurance Policy or Bond; Limits
Section 601.169. Reasonable Probability Not Admissible in Civil Suit