- (a) Knowledge of a license suspension is presumed if an arresting officer served notice of suspension on the driver, or if the department mailed notice of suspension to the driver's address of record and to the driver's current address given by the defendant to the arresting officer, if different.
- (b) A Texas driver's license, permit, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in Texas may be suspended under provisions of ALR. The loss of the privilege to drive in Texas shall apply to unlicensed drivers and to non-residents. The department shall not issue a driver's license to any person who is subject to an order of suspension or denial.
(c) Upon suspension of a driver's license, a Texas licensee must surrender any suspended license to the department. If a person cannot comply, he must submit an affidavit to the department stating the reason why he cannot produce and surrender the license. Failure or refusal to surrender a license may result in the department initiating criminal proceedings against that licensee, as provided by Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6687b, §32(4). A person may surrender a suspended license by any of the following methods.
- (1) A person may deliver a suspended license to an ALR Senior Hearing Examiner employed by the department, to any Legal Services staff member, to any uniformed officer of the department, or to any department office during regular business hours.
- (2) A person may mail a suspended license to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Driver Improvement and Control, Post Office Box 4040, Austin, Texas 78773-0001.
- (3) Any department employee who receives a suspended license shall send the license to the department's main headquarters in Austin.
- (d) ALR suspensions shall be enforced as provided by Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6687b, §34.
Source Note:The provisions of this §17.14 adopted to be effective February 15, 1995, 20 TexReg 570.