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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 15DRIVER LICENSE RULES
SUBCHAPTER DDRIVER IMPROVEMENT
RULE §15.86Driver License Denials

(a) If an applicant for a Texas license is found to have been convicted in any state on a charge which carries an automatic suspension of license, he/she will be denied a license for the remaining period of the suspension that would have been effective had the applicant been properly licensed at the time of such conviction.

(b) Applicants found to be ineligible for license under the provisions of Texas Transportation Code, §§521.201, 521.202, 521.203, and 521.204, will be denied a license.

(c) All denials invoked as provided by subsection (b) of this section, must be supported by adequate evidence obtained through examinations, signed documents, or hearings to substantiate legal basis for such action.

(d) Acting under the authorization of Texas Transportation Code, §521.042(d), the department will not issue or renew a license when the applicant's record is found upon examination to be such as to make him subject to suspension or revocation under the law.

(e) Applicant or licensee denied license will be notified of denial and reasons therefor.


Source Note: The provisions of this §15.86 adopted to be effective February 6, 2001, 26 TexReg 1162

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