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Tex. Transp. Code § 524.015 — Effect of disposition of criminal charge on driver's license suspension

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 524: ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO PASS TEST FOR INTOXICATION, Texas Transportation Code.

Full text of Tex. Transp. Code § 524.015

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Transp. Code § 524.015Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the disposition of a criminal charge does not affect a driver's license suspension under this chapter and does not bar any matter in issue in a driver's license suspension proceeding under this chapter. (b) A suspension may not be imposed under this chapter on a person who is acquitted of a criminal charge under Section 49.04 , 49.045 , 49.06 , 49.061 , 49.07 , or 49.08 , Penal Code, or Section 106.041 , Alcoholic Beverage Code, arising from the occurrence that was the basis for the suspension. If a suspension was imposed before the acquittal, the department shall rescind the suspension and shall remove any reference to the suspension from the person's computerized driving record.

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