Rule 15 - PETITION FOR OCCUPATIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE15.1. The District Clerk shall only accept for filing, a petition seeking an occupational license resulting from a suspension, revocation, cancellation, or denial of a person's driving privilege expressly covered by these rules. The District Clerk shall direct a person wishing to file a petition seeking an occupational license resulting from a suspension, revocation, denial, or cancellation under a provision not covered in subsection A, below, to the County Clerk of this county.15.2. Filing of Petition for Occupational License15.2.1. A person may apply for an occupational license by filing a verified petition with the District Clerk of Harris County, Texas if the person's license: 15.2.1.1. was automatically suspended, revoked, cancelled or denied upon conviction of an offense in a county criminal court at law as provided by Chapter 521, Transportation Code; or;15.2.1.2. was suspended or denied as provided by Chapter 524, or 724, Transportation Code; or15.3. Assignment of Occupational License Petition15.3.1. Suspension after conviction. The clerk shall assign the case to the court in which the defendant's driver's license was most recently suspended upon conviction or order granting community supervision as provided by Chapter 521 Transportation Code using the cause number from the case followed by the suffix "R".15.3.2. Suspension or denial after failing or refusing to provide a sample of breath or blood. The clerk shall assign the petition to the court in which the criminal case resulting from the failure or refusal is pending, or in which an order dismissing the case was entered, using the cause number of the case followed by the suffix "X".15.4. Setting15.4.1. The district clerk shall set the petition on the court's docket seven days from the date it is filed, or on a date set by order of the Judge of the court with jurisdiction.L. R. Harris Cnty. Crim. Ct. 15
As amended through 10/22/2021; as amended through 12/9/2022.