Texas Transportation Code

§ 521.161 — EXAMINATION OF LICENSE APPLICANTS

TN § 521.161Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS · Ch. 521. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES · Art. H. EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS

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(a)Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the department shall examine each applicant for a driver's license. The examination shall be held in the county in which the applicant resides or applies not later than the 10th day after the date on which the application is made.

(b)The examination must include:

(1)a test of the applicant's:

(A)vision;

(B)ability to identify and understand highway signs in English that regulate, warn, or direct traffic;

(C)knowledge of the traffic laws of this state;

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 565 (S.B. 2041), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 438 (H.B. 62), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.