Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 45A.351 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Applicability(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), this subchapter applies only to an alleged offense that:(1) is within the jurisdiction of a justice or municipal court;(2) involves the operation of a motor vehicle; and(3) is defined by:(A) Section 472.022, Transportation Code;(B) Subtitle C, Title 7, Transportation Code; or(C) Section 729.001(a)(3), Transportation Code.(b) If the defendant is younger than 25 years of age, this subchapter applies to any alleged offense that:(1) is within the jurisdiction of a justice or municipal court;(2) involves the operation of a motor vehicle; and(3) is classified as a moving violation.(c) This subchapter does not apply to an offense committed by a person who: (1) holds a commercial driver's license; or(2) held a commercial driver's license when the offense was committed. (Code Crim. Proc., Arts. 45.0511(a), (a-1), (s); New.)Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 45A.351
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 1.001, eff. 1/1/2025.