(a) A court may order the department to suspend a person‘s driver’s license on conviction of an offense under § 28.08, Penal Code.
(b) A court may order the department to deny an application for reinstatement or issuance of a driver’s license to a person convicted of an offense under § 28.08, Penal Code, who, on the date of the conviction, did not hold a driver’s license.

Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 521.320

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal 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
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The period of suspension under this section is one year after the date of a final conviction. The period of license denial is one year after the date the person applies to the department for reinstatement or issuance of a driver’s license.
(d) The department may not reinstate a driver’s license suspended under Subsection (a) unless the person whose license was suspended applies to the department for reinstatement.
(e) A person whose license is suspended under Subsection (a) remains eligible to receive an occupational driver’s license under Subchapter L.
(f) For the purposes of this section, a person is convicted of an offense regardless of whether sentence is imposed or the person is placed on community supervision for the offense under Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure.

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