86R11223 AJZ-F
By: Martinez Fischer H.B. No. 2768
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of an occupational driver's license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 521.242, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (b-1), (g), and (h) and amending Subsection
(d) to read as follows:
(b-1) A person whose driver's license is suspended under
Chapter 708 or denied renewal under Chapter 706 may apply for an
occupational license by filing a verified petition with the clerk
of a court in which the person was convicted for an underlying
offense giving rise to the license suspension or denial.
(d) A petition filed under Subsection (b) or (b-1) must
state that the petitioner was convicted in that court for an offense
under the laws of this state.
(g) A court shall notify a person at sentencing that the
person may be entitled to an occupational license if:
(1) the person's driver's license is automatically
suspended following the conviction;
(2) the person's driver's license is suspended for
failure to pay surcharges associated with the conviction under
Chapter 708; or
(3) the person's driver's license is denied renewal
under Chapter 706 for failure to pay or satisfy a judgment ordering
the payment of a fine and cost in the manner ordered by the court.
(h) Each justice and municipal court shall provide a
standard petition form that a person may complete and file with the
clerk to apply for an occupational license. The form must include
instructions for obtaining a waiver of the application fee for
persons who are unable to pay.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.