This legal research guide provides information on the statutes and law regarding occupational driver’s licenses.
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This guide was created to provide information about occupational licenses (also known as "essential need licenses"). Here you will find information on relevant laws, links to websites from the Department of Public Safety and Texas Law Help that discuss occupational licenses in "plain English," and contact information for the Department of Public Safety and Texas district and county clerks. The Practice Aids page provides a list of State Law Library resources that may be useful to practitioners working with people seeking occupational driver's licenses.
Below you will find references to areas of the Texas Transportation Code that govern occupational driver's licenses and issues related to occupational driver's licenses. If you find these statutes difficult to understand, you may want to view the "plain English" resources on this page or speak to an attorney.
