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See attached sheet entitled Driver License Status Information\u003Cbr>Helpful website: [https://texaslawhelp.org/checklist/instructions‐forms‐occupational‐](https://texaslawhelp.org/checklist/instructions‐forms‐occupational‐)[ ](https://texaslawhelp.org/checklist/instructions‐forms‐occupational‐)drivers‐license\u003Cbr>Filing Fees: $46.00\u003Cbr>File: ( Original and 2 copies) ODL Petition, SR‐22, Certified Abstract Driving Record (Type AR) and any other supporting documents; the court will draft the Order, you do not need to file one with the court. (If additional copies are not provided, the court will charge $1.00 for the 1st page and $ .25 for each additional page.)\u003Cbr>• In most cases the clerk of the court will set your case for a hearing within 2 weeks of filing your documents and paying your court cost\u003Cbr>• If filing a Statement of Inability to Afford Court Costs you must provide supporting documentation of income, public benefits/government entitlements, legal aid representation or any other supporting documents.\u003Cbr>• Make sure you fill out the petition completely and attach all necessary and supporting documents; failure to do so may result in a second hearing being set.\u003Cbr>• Please double check all your documents before filing with the court.\u003Cbr>• 􀀒􀂐􀂅􀂇􀀃􀂛􀂑􀂗􀂔􀀃􀂒􀂇􀂖􀂋􀂖􀂋􀂑􀂐􀀃􀂋􀂕􀀃􀂉􀂔􀂃􀂐􀂖􀂇􀂆 􀀃􀂋􀂖􀀃􀂋􀂕􀀃your responsibility 􀀃􀂖􀂑􀀃􀂅􀂑􀂐􀂖􀂃􀂅􀂖􀀃􀀇􀀓􀀖􀀃􀂈􀂑􀂔􀀃􀂈􀂗􀂔􀂖􀂊􀂇􀂔􀀃􀂋􀂐􀂈􀂑􀂔􀂏􀂃􀂖􀂋􀂑􀂐􀀃􀂑􀂐􀀃􀂙 􀂊􀂃􀂖􀀃􀂏􀂃􀂛􀀃􀂄􀂇􀀃􀂔􀂇􀂓􀂗􀂋􀂔􀂇􀂆􀀃 􀂕􀂗􀂅􀂊􀀃􀂃􀂕􀀃􀂈􀂇􀂇􀂕 􀂆􀂑􀂅􀂗􀂏􀂇􀂐􀂖􀂃􀂖􀂋􀂑􀂐 􀀃􀂄􀂇􀂈􀂑􀂔􀂇􀀃􀂖􀂊􀂇􀂛􀀃􀂙􀂋􀂎􀂎􀀃􀂋􀂕􀂕􀂗􀂇􀀃􀂛􀂑􀂗􀂔􀀃􀂑􀂅􀂅􀂗􀂒􀂃􀂖􀂋􀂑􀂐􀂃􀂎􀀃􀂆􀂔􀂋􀂘􀂇􀂔 􀂕􀀃􀂎􀂋􀂅􀂇􀂐􀂕􀂇 􀀃􀀄􀀃􀂎􀂋􀂕􀂖􀀃􀂑􀂈􀀃􀂋􀂖􀂇􀂏􀂕􀀃􀂅􀂃􀂐􀀃􀂄􀂇􀀃􀂑􀂄􀂖􀂃􀂋􀂐􀂇􀂆􀀃􀂑􀂐􀂎􀂋􀂐􀂇􀀃􀂃􀂖 􀀃􀂙􀂙􀂙 􀂆􀂒􀂕 􀂖􀂇􀂚􀂃􀂕 􀂉􀂑􀂘\u003Cbr>Stagner-07/2020 |  |  |\n\nE(Tatiiolniyde o21r24a2; 5n21 .0O01(Da)(6)L)   \nFor a person to be eligible for an ODL, their license (including a permit, a privilege to operate a motor vehicle, and a non-resident’s operating privilege) has to first be suspended.  \n[Note: All citations below are from the Transportation Code.]  \n\n| Texas Occupational Driver’s License |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Tjctc | | |\n\n\n| Reason Doesn’t Have License | Eligible for an ODL? |\n| --- | --- |\n| License expired or was never issued and they just haven’t gone to the DMV to get it. | No! There has been no “suspension.”\u003Cbr>They could just go to the DMV, so that’s what they need todo. |\n| License or privilege suspended due to a physical or mental disability or impairment. | No! This is an exception in the law – suspensions for this reason are not eligible. |\n| License or privilege automatically suspended or canceled for a conviction of an offense .\u003Cbr>• Offenses where conviction results in automatic suspension are listed in Subchapters O & P of Ch. 521. | Yes! BUT must file application in the court where they were convicted, which will almost never be a justice court.(And applicant must not have been issued more than one ODL after an automatic suspension upon conviction in the past 10 years. ) |\n| License or privilege suspended for a reason other than an automatic suspension upon a conviction (so administratively suspended by DPS on its own or as a result of a court order) . Includes:\u003Cbr>• Suspension for failure to pay surcharges (708. 152) .\u003Cbr>• Refusal to submit to a breath or blood test following a DWI stop (Ch. 724) .\u003Cbr>• Providing a breath/blood sample with over\u003Cbr>.08 BAC following a DWI stop (Ch. 524) .\u003Cbr>• Any cause for suspension listed under 521.292. | Yes! Must file application in a justice, county, or district court in the precinct or county in which:\u003Cbr>• The person resides; or\u003Cbr>• The offense occurred for which the license was suspended. |\n| License cannot be renewed be","cbCaimmlUzAq5A5o","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimmlUzAq5A5o","pdf",2777058,12,"English","# Texas Occupational Driver’s License (ODL) Packet\n## Filing fees and what to submit\n## Driver license status and eligibility basics\n## When ODL eligibility applies or does not apply\n## Special cases: expired, never had a license, minor, and CMV/ CDL limits","[{\"question\":\"What is an Occupational Driver’s License (ODL) in Texas?\",\"answer\":\"An ODL is a restricted license that allows driving at certain times, on specific days, and under certain conditions when there is an essential need to drive.\"},{\"question\":\"When is an ODL not available?\",\"answer\":\"An ODL cannot be granted when driving privileges were lost due to a mental or physical disability or impairment, and some non-suspension situations (such as non-renewal) do not qualify as a suspension.\"},{\"question\":\"Where must the application be filed for an ODL based on a non-automatic suspension after conviction?\",\"answer\":\"The application must be filed in the justice, county, or district court in the precinct or county where the person resides or where the offense occurred.\"}]","Texas Occupational Driver’s License (ODL) Packet - Full Instructions and Eligibility Guide | PDF"]