License revocation after a test — Texas Permit Test

License revocation after a test on the Texas permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

The Administrative License Revocation law provides an administrative penalty for driving while intoxicated, separate from anything a court does.

The criminal case can take months and may go either way. This runs beside it and reaches the license first.

The Administrative License Revocation (ALR) law provides an administrative penalty for driving while intoxicated

Texas Driver Handbook, p.12

A person over 21 whose breath or blood test shows a blood alcohol content of 0.08 or more may have the license suspended.

This is the number the machine is read against. It does not need a court to have said anything yet.

DPS is authorized to suspend a license or driving privilege: 1. For individuals who are over 21 years of age who fail a breath or blood test (the blood alcohol content indicates a level of 0.08 or more) 2.

Texas Driver Handbook, p.12

A person who refuses to give a breath or blood specimen may have the license suspended.

Refusing does not leave the state with nothing. The refusal itself is what the suspension rests on.

DPS is authorized to suspend a license or driving privilege: 1. For individuals who are over 21 years of age who fail a breath or blood test (the blood alcohol content indicates a level of 0.08 or more) 2. Of any person who refuses to submit to a breath or blood test

Texas Driver Handbook, p.12

A person under 21 may have the license suspended for any detectable amount of alcohol.

There is no allowance to argue over for a minor. Detectable is the whole test.

For individuals who are under 21 years of age for any detectable amount of alcohol

Texas Driver Handbook, p.12

A reinstatement fee of $125 is required for all Administrative License Revocation suspensions.

Getting the license back is its own bill. It is higher than the fee for most other suspensions.

A $125 reinstatement fee is required for all ALR suspensions

Texas Driver Handbook, p.12

On the test

What does the Administrative License Revocation law provide?

An administrative penalty for driving while intoxicated. The criminal case can take months and may go either way. This runs beside it and reaches the license first. Texas Driver Handbook, p.12: “The Administrative License Revocation (ALR) law provides an administrative penalty for driving while intoxicated”

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Every rule here is checked against Texas Driver Handbook, published by the Texas Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.