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Tex. Transp. Code § 524.042 — Stay of suspension on appeal
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 § 524.042
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 suspension of a driver's license under this chapter is stayed on the filing of an appeal petition only if: (1) the person's driver's license has not been suspended as a result of an alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement contact during the five years preceding the date of the person's arrest; and (2) the person has not been convicted during the 10 years preceding the date of the person's arrest of an offense under: (A) Article 6701l-1, Revised Statutes, as that law existed before September 1, 1994; (B) Section 19.05 (a)(2), Penal Code, as that law existed before September 1, 1994; (C) Section 49.04 , 49.045 , 49.06 , or 49.061 , Penal Code; (D) Section 49.07 or 49.08 , Penal Code, if the offense involved the operation of a motor vehicle or a watercraft; or (E) Section 106.041 , Alcoholic Beverage Code. (b) A stay under this section is effective for not more than 90 days after the date the appeal petition is filed. On the expiration of the stay, the department shall impose the suspension. The department or court may not grant an extension of the stay or an additional stay.
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