Sec. 161.254. DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION OR DENIAL. (a) If the defendant does not provide the evidence required under Section 161.253(e) within the period specified by that subsection, the court shall order the Department of Public Safety to suspend or deny issuance of any driver's license or permit to the defendant. The order must specify the period of the suspension or denial, which may not exceed 180 days after the date of the order.
(b) The Department of Public Safety shall send to the defendant notice of court action under Subsection (a) by first class mail. The notice must include the date of the order and the reason for the order and must specify the period of the suspension or denial.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 3.01, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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