Texas statute
Tex. Transp. Code § 524.022 — Period of 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 § 524.022
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.
(a) A period of suspension under this chapter for an adult is: (1) 90 days if the person's driving record shows no alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement contact during the 10 years preceding the date of the person's arrest; or (2) one year if the person's driving record shows one or more alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement contacts during the 10 years preceding the date of the person's arrest. (b) A period of suspension under this chapter for a minor is: (1) 60 days if the minor has not been previously convicted of an offense under Section 106.041 , Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Section 49.04 , 49.045 , 49.06 , or 49.061 , Penal Code, or an offense under Section 49.07 or 49.08 , Penal Code, involving the operation of a motor vehicle or a watercraft; (2) 120 days if the minor has been previously convicted once of an offense listed by Subdivision (1); or (3) 180 days if the minor has been previously convicted twice or more of an offense listed by Subdivision (1). (c) For the purposes of determining whether a minor has been previously convicted of an offense described by Subsection (b)(1): (1) an adjudication under Title 3, Family Code, that the minor engaged in conduct described by Subsection (b)(1) is considered a conviction under that provision; and (2) an order of deferred adjudication for an offense alleged under a provision described by Subsection (b)(1) is considered a conviction of an offense under that provision. (d) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 386 (H.B. 291 ), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2023.
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