§ 521.351 — PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL FOR MINOR OR FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO MINOR: AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION; LICENSE DENIAL.

Texas § 521.351

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code TN: Transportation Code

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Sec. 521.351. PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL FOR MINOR OR FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO MINOR: AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION; LICENSE DENIAL. (a) A person's driver's license is automatically suspended on final conviction of an offense under Section 106.06 , Alcoholic Beverage Code.
(b) The department may not issue a driver's license to a person convicted of an offense under Section 106.06 , Alcoholic Beverage Code, who, on the date of the conviction, did not hold a driver's license.
(c) The period of suspension under this section is the 180 days after the date of a final conviction, and the period of license denial is the 180 days after the date the person applies to the department for reinstatement or issuance of a driver's license, unless the person has previously been denied a license under this section or had a license suspended, in which event the period of suspension is one year after the date of a final conviction, and the period of license denial is one year after the date the person applies to the department for reinstatement or issuance of a driver's license.
SUBCHAPTER P. SUSPENSION FOR CERTAIN DRUG OFFENSES

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1056 (H.B. 1357 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.