Sec. 521.3465. AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION ON CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES INVOLVING FICTITIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES, REGISTRATION INSIGNIA, OR SAFETY INSPECTION CERTIFICATES  


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  • (a) A license is automatically suspended on final conviction of the license holder of:

    (1) an offense under Section 502.409(a)(4); or

    (2) an offense under Section 548.603(a)(1) that involves a fictitious safety inspection certificate.

    (b) A suspension under this section is for 180 days.

    (c) If the person is a resident of this state without a driver's license to operate a motor vehicle, the director shall issue an order prohibiting the person from being issued a driver's license before the 181st day after the date of the conviction.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 851, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.