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Tex. Transp. Code § 521.2465 (2026)

Restricted License

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Sec. 521.2465. RESTRICTED LICENSE. (a) On receipt of notice that a person has been restricted to the use of a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device, the department shall notify that person that the person's driver's license expires on the 30th day after the date of the notice. On application by the person and payment of a fee of $10, the department shall issue a special restricted license that conspicuously indicates that the person is authorized to operate only a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device.

(a-1) The notice provided to the person by the department under Subsection (a) may be provided by:

(1) first class mail; or

(2) e-mail if the person has provided an e-mail address to the department and has elected to receive notice electronically.

(b) On receipt of a copy of a court order removing the restriction or at the end of the period of suspension, as applicable, the department shall issue the person a driver's license without the restriction.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.85(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1067 (H.B. 2246), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 386 (H.B. 291), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: Christopher Ray Lopez v. State, No. 04-16-00232-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Dec. 28, 2016).
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Christopher Ray Lopez v. State, No. 04-16-00232-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Dec. 28, 2016). “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 521.2465(b) (West Supp.”
Tex. Transp. Code § 521.2465(b): 1 case
Christopher Ray Lopez v. State, No. 04-16-00232-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Dec. 28, 2016). “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 521.2465(b) (West Supp.”
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