(a) On the suspension, cancellation, disqualification, or revocation of a license by the department, the department may require the holder to surrender the license to the department.
(b) The department shall return a suspended license to the holder on the expiration of the suspension period.

Attorney's Note

Under the Texas Codes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 180 daysup to $2,000
For details, see Texas Penal Code § 12.22

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Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 521.315

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A person commits an offense if the person’s license has been demanded in accordance with Subsection (a) and the person fails or refuses to surrender the license to the department.
(d) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.