Texas Transportation Code 521.372 – Suspension or License Denial
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(a) A person‘s driver’s license is automatically suspended on final conviction of:
(1) an offense under the Controlled Substances Act;
(2) a felony drug offense;
(3) a misdemeanor drug offense, if the person has been previously convicted of a drug offense committed less than 36 months before the commission of the instant offense; or
(4) a felony under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, that is not a drug offense.
(b) The department may not issue a driver’s license to a person convicted of an offense specified in Subsection (a) who, on the date of the conviction, did not hold a driver’s license.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 521.372
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- 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
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(b-1) Except as provided by Subsection (a)(3), the court may order that the department suspend the license of a person who holds a license at the time of final conviction of a misdemeanor drug offense if the court makes a written determination that the suspension is in the interest of public safety.
(c) Except as provided by § 521.374(b), the period of suspension or license denial under this section is 90 days after the date of a final conviction.