Tex. Codes » Transportation Code · TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · SUBTITLE B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS · CHAPTER 521. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
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Tex. Transp. Code § 521.455 (2026)

Use Of Illegal License Or Certificate

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Sec. 521.455. USE OF ILLEGAL LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly uses a driver's license or certificate obtained in violation of Section 521.451 or 521.454 to harm or defraud another.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2086), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2011–2019 · leading case: State v. Allen, 346 S.W.3d 713 (Tex. App. 2011).
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State v. Allen, 346 S.W.3d 713 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 521.455 (a). Specifically, the provision states that “[a] person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly uses a driver’s license or certificate obtained in violation of Section 521.”
State v. Jeffery Porter Allen (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 521.455 (West Supp.”
Daniel Charles Ray Hanson A/K/A Daniel Charles Hanson v. State (Tex. App. 2019). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 521.455 ; cf. Tex.”
State v. Jeffery Porter Allen (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 521.455 (a). Specifically, the provision states that “[a] person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly uses a driver’s license or certificate obtained in violation of Section 521.”
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