(a) A license is automatically suspended on conviction of an offense under § 545.420(a).
(b) A suspension under this section is for one year, except as provided by this section.

Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 521.350

  • 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) A person whose license is suspended under Subsection (a) remains eligible to receive an occupational driver’s license under Subchapter L, except that an occupational driver’s license issued to a person younger than 18 years of age whose license is suspended under this section may permit the operation of a motor vehicle only for transportation to and from an educational facility in which the person is enrolled and the place where the person resides.
(d) A person whose license is suspended under Subsection (a) shall be required by the court in which the person was convicted to perform at least 10 hours of community service as ordered by the court. If the person is a resident of this state without a driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle, the court shall issue an order prohibiting the department from issuing the person a driver’s license before the person completes the community service. Community service required under this subsection is in addition to any community service required of the person as a condition of community supervision under Article 42A.304, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(e) If a person who is required to perform community service under Subsection (d) completes that community service before the end of the person’s license suspension, the person may apply to the department for reinstatement of the person’s license or the issuance of a new license. The application must include proof satisfactory to the department that the person has performed the community service.
(f) If a person whose license is suspended under this section is subsequently convicted of an offense under § 521.457(a) during the period of license suspension, in addition to the penalties provided by § 521.457, the department shall revoke the person’s license until the first anniversary of the date of conviction and may not reinstate the person’s license or issue the person a new license before that date.

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