(a) This subsection applies to a violation committed while operating any motor vehicle, including a commercial motor vehicle. A person who holds a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for:
(1) 60 days if convicted of:
(A) two serious traffic violations that occur within a three-year period; or
(B) one violation of a law that regulates the operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade crossing; or
(2) 120 days if convicted of:
(A) three serious traffic violations arising from separate incidents occurring within a three-year period; or
(B) two violations of a law that regulates the operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade crossing that occur within a three-year period.
(b) Except as provided by this subsection, this subsection applies to a violation committed while operating any type of motor vehicle, including a commercial motor vehicle. A person who holds a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for one year:
(1) if convicted of three violations of a law that regulates the operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade crossing that occur within a three-year period;
(2) on first conviction of:
(A) driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, including a violation of § 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, Penal Code;
(B) leaving the scene of a collision involving a motor vehicle driven by the person;
(C) using a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony, other than a felony described by Subsection (d)(2);
(D) causing the death of another person through the negligent or criminal operation of a motor vehicle; or
(E) driving a commercial motor vehicle while the person’s commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit is revoked, suspended, or canceled, or while the person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle, for an action or conduct that occurred while operating a commercial motor vehicle;
(3) for refusing to submit to a test under Chapter 724 to determine the person’s alcohol concentration or the presence in the person’s body of a controlled substance or drug while operating a motor vehicle in a public place; or
(4) if an analysis of the person’s blood, breath, or urine under Chapter 522, 524, or 724 determines that the person:
(A) had an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more, or that a controlled substance or drug was present in the person’s body, while operating a commercial motor vehicle in a public place; or
(B) had an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more while operating a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle, in a public place.

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Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 522.081

  • 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
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A person who holds a commercial driver’s license is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for three years if:
(1) the person:
(A) is convicted of an offense listed in Subsection (b)(2) and the vehicle being operated by the person was transporting a hazardous material required to be placarded; or
(B) refuses to submit to a test under Chapter 724 to determine the person’s alcohol concentration or the presence in the person’s body of a controlled substance or drug while operating a motor vehicle in a public place and the vehicle being operated by the person was transporting a hazardous material required to be placarded; or
(2) an analysis of the person’s blood, breath, or urine under Chapter 522, 524, or 724 determines that while transporting a hazardous material required to be placarded the person:
(A) while operating a commercial motor vehicle in a public place had an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more, or a controlled substance or drug present in the person’s body; or
(B) while operating a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle, in a public place had an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.
(d) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for life:
(1) if the person is convicted two or more times of an offense specified by Subsection (b)(2), or a combination of those offenses, arising from two or more separate incidents;
(2) if the person uses a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony involving:
(A) the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a controlled substance; or
(B) possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance;
(3) for any combination of two or more of the following, arising from two or more separate incidents:
(A) a conviction of the person for an offense described by Subsection (b)(2);
(B) a refusal by the person described by Subsection (b)(3); and
(C) an analysis of the person’s blood, breath, or urine described by Subsection (b)(4); or
(4) if the person uses a motor vehicle in the commission of an offense under 8 U.S.C. § 1324 that involves the transportation, concealment, or harboring of an alien.
(e) A person may not be issued a commercial driver’s license or a commercial learner’s permit and is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle if, in connection with the person’s operation of a commercial motor vehicle, the person commits an offense or engages in conduct that would disqualify the holder of a commercial driver’s license from operating a commercial motor vehicle, or is determined to have had an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more or to have had a controlled substance or drug present in the person’s body. The period of prohibition under this subsection is equal to the appropriate period of disqualification required by Subsections (a)-(d).
(f) In this section, “felony” means an offense under state or federal law that is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term of more than one year.
(g) A person who holds a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle if the person’s driving is determined to constitute an imminent hazard under 49 C.F.R. § 383.52. The disqualification is for the disqualification period imposed under that section and shall be noted on the person’s driving record.
(h) A disqualification imposed under Subsection (g) must run concurrently with any imminent hazard disqualification that is then currently in effect.