Texas Transportation Code

§ 521.344 — SUSPENSION FOR OFFENSES INVOLVING INTOXICATION

TN § 521.344Title 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 Sections 521.342(b) and 521.345, and by Subsections (d)-(i), if a person is convicted of an offense under Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, Penal Code, the license suspension:

(1)begins on a date set by the court that is not earlier than the date of the conviction or later than the 30th day after the date of the conviction, as determined by the court; and

(2)continues for a period set by the court according to the following schedule:

(A)not less than 90 days or more than one year, if the person is punished under Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, Penal Code, except that if the person's license is suspended for a second or subsequent offense under Section 49.07 committed within five years of the date on which the most recent preceding offense was committed, the suspension continues for a period of one year;

(B)not less than 180 days or more than two years, if the person is punished under Section 49.09(a) or (b), Penal Code; or

(C)not less than one year or more than two years, if the person is punished under Section 49.09(a) or (b), Penal Code, and is subject to Section 49.09(h) of that code.

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 16.03, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1348 (S.B. 328), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.89, eff. January 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.