Texas Department of Public Safety v. Whitefield

OPINION

VANCE, Justice.

Michelle Rene Whitefield was arrested on November 20, 1997, for driving while intoxicated. She consented to a breath test, which she failed. Consequently, she was at risk for a suspension of her driver’s license by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Tex. TRAnsp. Code Ann. § 524.012(b) (Vernon 1999). In accordance with the statute, the arresting officer served her at that time with a “Notice of Suspension.” Id. § 524.011(b)(1) (Vernon 1999). A suspension goes into effect forty days after the notice is personally given. Id. § 524.021(a)(1) (Vernon Supp. 2001). The…