Texas Education Code

§ 1001.453 — DISTRIBUTION OF WRITTEN INFORMATION ON DRIVING SAFETY PROVIDER

ED § 1001.453Title 5. OTHER EDUCATION · Ch. 1001. DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION · Art. J. PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

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(a)A person may not distribute within 500 feet of a court with jurisdiction over an offense to which Subchapter H, Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure, applies written information that advertises a driving safety provider.

(b)The department may revoke the license of a driving safety provider if the provider or the provider's agent, employee, or representative violates this section.

(c)This section does not apply to distribution of information:

(1)by a court; or

(2)to a court to advise the court of the availability of the course or to obtain approval of the course.

(d)Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Occupations Code, and Section 51.353, Occupations Code, do not apply to a violation of this section or a rule adopted under this section.

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.54, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.55, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.044, eff. January 1, 2025.