Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided September 14, 1977Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Wilson E. Speir Texas Department of Public Safety 5805 N. Lamar Boulevard Box 4087 Austin, Texas 78773
Re: Automatic suspension of driver's license.
Dear Col. Speir:
You have asked about the constitutionality of the `automatic' suspension of drivers' licenses required by section 24 of article 6687b, V.T.C.S.
That section of the statute provides, inter alia, that `[t]he license of any person shall be automatically suspended upon final conviction' of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs. Whenever any person is convicted of such an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dixon v. LoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Tatum v. Texas Department of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Texas Department of Public Safety v. PrebleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Hays v. Department of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
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