Texas Transportation Code

§ 521.223 — HARDSHIP LICENSE

TN § 521.223Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS · Ch. 521. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES · Art. K. RESTRICTED LICENSES

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(a)The department may issue a license to a person who complies with the requirements of Subsection (b) if the department finds that:

(1)the failure to issue the license will result in an unusual economic hardship for the family of the applicant;

(2)the license is necessary because of the illness of a member of the applicant's family; or

(3)the license is necessary because the applicant is enrolled in a vocational education program and requires a driver's license to participate in the program.

(b)An applicant for a license under Subsection (a) must be 15 years of age or older and must:

(1)have passed a driver education course approved by the department, which may be a course approved under Chapter 1001, Education Code; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 90), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 90), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 64, eff. September 1, 2015.