Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 45A.356 — JUDICIAL ACTIONS FOLLOWING PLEA; SHOW CAUSE HEARING

CR § 45A.356Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. H. DRIVING SAFETY OR MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR COURSE DISMISSAL

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(a)The court shall enter judgment on a defendant's plea of nolo contendere or guilty at the time the plea is made, defer imposition of the judgment, and allow the defendant a 90-day period to successfully complete the approved driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course and present to the court:

(1)a uniform certificate of completion of the driving safety course or a verification of completion of the motorcycle operator training course;

(2)unless the judge proceeds under Article 45A.359, the defendant's driving record as maintained by the Department of Public Safety, if any, showing that the defendant has not completed an approved driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course, as applicable, within the 12-month period preceding the date of the offense;

(3)an affidavit stating that the defendant:

(A)was not taking a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course, as applicable, under this subchapter on the date the request to take the course was made; and

(B)has not completed, within the 12-month period preceding the date of the offense, a course described by Paragraph (A) that is not shown on the defendant's driving record; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 296), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.