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.
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