Tex. Codes » Transportation Code · TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · SUBTITLE B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS · CHAPTER 524. ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO PASS TEST FOR INTOXICATION
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Tex. Transp. Code § 524.041 (2026)

Appeal From Administrative Hearing

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Sec. 524.041. APPEAL FROM ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. (a) A person whose driver's license suspension is sustained may appeal the decision by filing a petition not later than the 30th day after the date the administrative law judge's decision is final. The administrative law judge's final decision is immediately appealable without the requirement of a motion for rehearing.

(b) A petition under Subsection (a) must be filed in a county court at law in the county in which the person was arrested or, if there is not a county court at law in the county, in the county court. If the county judge is not a licensed attorney, the county judge shall transfer the case to a district court for the county on the motion of either party or of the judge.

(c) A person who files an appeal under this section shall send a copy of the petition by certified mail to the department and to the State Office of Administrative Hearings at each agency's headquarters in Austin. The copy must be certified by the clerk of the court in which the petition is filed.

(d) The department's right to appeal is limited to issues of law.

(e) A district or county attorney may represent the department in an appeal.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 97 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Ex Parte Serna, 957 S.W.2d 598 (Tex. App. 1997).
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Ex Parte Serna, 957 S.W.2d 598 (Tex. App. 1997). · cites it 9× “See Tex. TRANSP. Code Ann. § 524.041 (d) (Vernon 1997) (DPS’s right to appeal is limited to issues of law).”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Hutcheson, 235 S.W.3d 312 (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 4× “1999); see Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 524.041 (Vernon 2007); Tex.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Scanio, 159 S.W.3d 712 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “See Tex. TRAnsp. Code Ann. § 524.041 (b) (Vernon 2004) (emphasis added).”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Smith, 533 S.W.3d 488 (Tex. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 524.041 . In particular, the Department complained that Smith had not served her petition upon the Department or the SOAH as required by that statute.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Lavender, 935 S.W.2d 925 (Tex. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “Laws 1025, 1870-71 (current version at TexTransp.Code Ann. § 524.041(a) (Vernon Pamph.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Alford, 154 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 3× “37 (a) (Appeal of Judge's Decision); see Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 524.041 (a) (Vernon 1999), § 724.”
Hesskew v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf., 144 S.W.3d 189 (Tex. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 524.041 (Vernon 1999).”
Mireles v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf., 9 S.W.3d 128 (Tex. 1999). “See Tex. TRAnsp. Code § 524.041; Tex. Gov’t Code § 2001.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Pucek, 22 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “We hold that this court has jurisdiction to hear appeals of decisions made pursuant to Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 524.041 (Vernon 1999).”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Friedel, 112 S.W.3d 768 (Tex. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to statute and the Texas Administrative Code, Friedel's petition in the county court at law is not a motion for new trial, but an appeal from the decision of an administrative law judge.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Barlow, 992 S.W.2d 732 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 3× “176(b)(1); Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 524.041 (b)). The Beaumont Court of Appeals addressed its jurisdiction in Texas Department of Public Safety v.”
Mireles v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf., 993 S.W.2d 426 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 524.041 (a)-(b) (Vernon Pamph.”
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— Tex. Transp. Code § 524.041(a) — 8 cases
Ex Parte Serna, 957 S.W.2d 598 (Tex. App. 1997). “See Tex. TRANSP. Code Ann. § 524.041 (d) (Vernon 1997) (DPS’s right to appeal is limited to issues of law).”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Lavender, 935 S.W.2d 925 (Tex. App. 1997). “Laws 1025, 1870-71 (current version at TexTransp.Code Ann. § 524.041(a) (Vernon Pamph.”
Malkowsky v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf., 53 S.W.3d 873 (Tex. App. 2001).
Mireles v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf., 993 S.W.2d 426 (Tex. App. 1999). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 524.041 (a)-(b) (Vernon Pamph.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Jesse Elizarde (Tex. App. 2015).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 524.041(b) — 4 cases
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Scanio, 159 S.W.3d 712 (Tex. App. 2005). “See Tex. TRAnsp. Code Ann. § 524.041 (b) (Vernon 2004) (emphasis added).”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Callender, 14 S.W.3d 319 (Tex. App. 2000).
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Billy Bernice Story, 65 S.W.3d 675 (Tex. App. 2001).
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Jeremy Lynn Jones (Tex. App. 2016).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 524.041(d) — 6 cases
Ex Parte Serna, 957 S.W.2d 598 (Tex. App. 1997). “See Tex. TRANSP. Code Ann. § 524.041 (d) (Vernon 1997) (DPS’s right to appeal is limited to issues of law).”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Lavender, 935 S.W.2d 925 (Tex. App. 1997). “Laws 1025, 1870-71 (current version at TexTransp.Code Ann. § 524.041(a) (Vernon Pamph.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Varme, 262 S.W.3d 34 (Tex. App. 2008).
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Moore, 175 S.W.3d 270 (Tex. App. 2004).
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Silva, 988 S.W.2d 873 (Tex. App. 1999).
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