The department may place driving restrictions or endorsement requirements on a driver's license, and driving in violation of those restrictions can be an offense.
Sec. 521.221. IMPOSITION OF SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS. (a) For good cause the department may impose a restriction or require an endorsement suitable to the driver's license holder's driving ability. The restriction or endorsement may relate to: (1) the type of motor vehicle that the holder may operate; (2) a special mechanical control device required on a motor vehicle that the holder may operate; (3) mechanical attachments, including glasses or an artificial limb, required on the person of the holder; (4) an area, location, road, or highway in this state on which the holder is permitted to drive a motor vehicle; (5) the time of day that the holder is permitted to operate a motor vehicle; and (6) any other condition the department determines to be appropriate to ensure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the holder. (b) The department may issue a special restricted license or state the applicable restriction on the regular license. (c) A person commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle in violation of a restriction imposed or without the endorsement required on the license issued to that person. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable under Section 521.461. (d) A court may dismiss a charge for a violation of this section if: (1) the restriction or endorsement was imposed: (A) because of a physical condition that was surgically or otherwise medically corrected before the date of the offense; or (B) in error and that fact is established by the defendant; (2) the department removes the restriction or endorsement before the defendant's first court appearance; and (3) the defendant pays a reimbursement fee not to exceed $10. (e) The department: (1) shall remove a restriction that requires the license holder to wear corrective lenses for vision and mail to the license holder a new driver's license that does not include the restriction if the license holder submits to the department: (A) a written statement from a licensed physician or optometrist verifying that the license holder's vision has been surgically corrected and the license holder no longer requires corrective lenses for vision; and (B) the required fee; (2) shall establish a process by which a person may submit to the department electronically or by mail the form and fee described by Subdivision (1); and (3) may not mail a new driver's license under this subsection to a person whose driver's license record indicates that the person is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 1623), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.69, eff. January 1, 2020. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (S.B. 1923), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 721 (H.B. 647), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.