Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 521.317

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

The department may deny the renewal of the driver’s license of a person about whom the department has received information under § 706.004 until the date the department receives a notification from the political subdivision under § 706.005 that there is no cause to deny the renewal based on the person’s previous failure to appear for a complaint, citation, or court order to pay a fine involving a violation of a traffic law.