Tex.
Transp. Code Section 543.204
Submission of Record Prohibited
(a)
A justice of the peace or municipal judge who defers further proceedings, suspends all or part of the imposition of the fine, and places a defendant on probation under Article 45.051, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a county court judge who follows that procedure under Article 42.111 (Deferral of Proceedings in Cases Appealed to County Court), Code of Criminal Procedure, may not submit a written record to the department, except that if the justice or judge subsequently adjudicates the defendant’s guilt, the justice or judge shall submit the record not later than the seventh day after the date on which the justice or judge adjudicates guilt.(a)
A justice of the peace or municipal judge who defers further proceedings and suspends all or part of the imposition of the fine under Subchapter G, Chapter 45A (Justice and Municipal Courts), Code of Criminal Procedure, or a county court judge who follows that procedure under Article 42.111 (Deferral of Proceedings in Cases Appealed to County Court), Code of Criminal Procedure, may not submit a written record to the department, except that if the justice or judge subsequently adjudicates the defendant’s guilt, the justice or judge shall submit the record not later than the seventh day after the date on which the justice or judge adjudicates guilt.(b)
The department may not keep a record for which submission is prohibited by this section.(c)
The department may receive a record prepared by a department employee from court records.
Source:
Section 543.204 — Submission of Record Prohibited, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.543.htm#543.204 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
