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Texas Transportation Code

§ 521.342 — PERSON UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE

TN § 521.342Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS · Ch. 521. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES · Art. O. AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION

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(a)Except as provided by Section 521.344, the license of a person who was under 21 years of age at the time of the offense, other than an offense classified as a misdemeanor punishable by fine only, is automatically suspended on conviction of:
(1)an offense under Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, Penal Code, committed as a result of the introduction of alcohol into the body;
(2)an offense under the Alcoholic Beverage Code, other than an offense to which Section 106.071 of that code applies, involving the manufacture, delivery, possession, transportation, or use of an alcoholic beverage;
(3)a misdemeanor offense under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, for which Subchapter P does not require the automatic suspension of the license;
(4)an offense under Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code, involving the manufacture, delivery, possession, transportation, or use of a dangerous drug; or
(5)an offense under Chapter 485, Health and Safety Code, involving the manufacture, delivery, possession, transportation, or use of an abusable volatile chemical.

Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 16.02, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1348 (S.B. 328), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.88, eff. January 1, 2017. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 386 (H.B. 291), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.