Convictions or Failure to Comply
Convictions or failure to comply with the following offenses will result in the automatic suspension of a driving privilege of persons under 21 years of age:
- Alcoholic Beverage Code Offenses:
- Attempt to purchase alcohol by a minor
- Consumption of alcohol by a minor
- Driving under the influence of alcohol by a minor
- Failure to complete an alcohol awareness class
- Minor in possession
- Misrepresentation of age by a minor
- Purchase of alcohol by a minor
- Family Code Violations:
- Delinquent conduct by a minor or juvenile
- Failure to attend school
- Health and Safety Code Violations:
- Drug offense
- Fail to complete a tobacco awareness class when required
- A felony under chapter 481, that is not a drug offense
- An offense under the controlled substance act
Proper Hearing
The Department of Public Safety has the authority to suspend/revoke the driver license or driving privilege of a minor, after a proper hearing, for the following reasons:
- A court order under Section 106.115. Alcoholic Beverage Code
- Failure to appear or default in payment of a fine for a traffic or a non traffic violation
- Failure to pay fine; contempt; juvenile Art. 45.050 CCP
- A juvenile court order under Section 54.042 Family Code
- Repeated violations of traffic laws:
- Two or more convictions for moving violations occurring separately within any 12-month period for a driver who has a provisional driver license.
- One or more convictions for a moving violation if the driver holds a 60-day hardship (Minor's Restricted Driver License) license.