1. (a) An occupational license is a special license issued, upon authorization by a Justice of the Peace, County or District court, that authorizes the driving of any non-commercial motor vehicle subject to the court restrictions.
2. (b) The occupational license holder must carry a certified copy of the court order that shows the restrictions imposed by the court and the occupational license issued by the department. The occupational license holder is required to show the court order and license to a peace officer on request.

3. (c) The basic requirements for issuance of an occupational license are:

   1. (1) a certified copy of petition and a certified copy of a legally issued court order for operating a non-commercial motor vehicle;
   2. (2) the filing of an SR-22 and maintenance of financial responsibility; and
   3. (3) the payment of all required reinstatement fees.
4. (d) The fee is $10 for one year or less. If the suspension or revocation is more than one year and permitted by the court order, the applicant may apply for a two year occupational license and submit an additional $10 fee for the second year. Automatic suspensions and effective safety responsibility suspensions require an additional statutory reinstatement fee with the SR-22 form.
5. (e) A certified copy of the court order by itself may be used as a restricted license for up to 45 days from the date of the order.
6. (f) If the suspension or revocation is still in effect after the expiration of the occupational license, the individual may submit a request for occupational extension with a $10 fee. The applicant must have either the original court order or a separate court order authorizing the occupational license for the extended period of time.
7. (g) An occupational license cannot authorize the operation of a commercial motor vehicle.
8. (h) The department will notify the licensee of the cancellation and any subsequent occupational license issuance will require a court order addressing the new suspension or revocation action.

Source Note:The provisions of this §15.7 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective January 29, 1985, 10 TexReg 172; amended to be effective November 27, 1990, 15 TexReg 6501; amended to be effective May 10, 2000, 25 TexReg 4190; amended to be effective October 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 10746; amended to be effective December 25, 2003, 28 TexReg 11342; amended to be effective December 13, 2009, 34 TexReg 8783; amended to be effective March 15, 2016, 41 TexReg 1861.