Text of article effective on January 01, 2025
Art. 45A.353.  CERTAIN DEFENDANTS ENTITLED TO COMPLETE DRIVING SAFETY OR MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR TRAINING COURSE.  The court shall advise a defendant charged with a misdemeanor under Section 472.022, Transportation Code, Subtitle C, Title 7, Transportation Code, or Section 729.001(a)(3), Transportation Code, committed while operating a motor vehicle of the defendant's right under this subchapter to successfully complete a driving safety course or, if the offense was committed while operating a motorcycle, a motorcycle operator training course.  The right to complete a course does not apply to a defendant charged with:
(1)  a violation of Section 545.066, 550.022, or 550.023, Transportation Code;
(2)  a serious traffic violation; or
(3)  an offense to which Section 542.404, Transportation Code, applies.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.