Legal Question in Traffic Law in Texas

Traffic Violation

My husband is from mexico and does

not have a drivers license from

Texas, but has an international

driver's license. He got a traffic ticket

once before because our car had a

non-working tail light. So the police

officer accepted the driver's license

he had and only gave him a ticket for

the tail light. However, he got

stopped again recently for a non-

working license plate light. this time

the police officer gave him a warning

for that and gave him a ticket for no

driver's license. i was with him when

this happened and the cop as well

gave me one for letting him drive

with no DL. anyways i told him that

the previous cop took the DL so why

couldn't he. he said that was not a

valid DL and that the previous cop

must have not known. So my

question is should i see the judge or

a jury about this instead of just

paying the fine? if so which judge or

jury? or what should i do?


Asked on 2/07/07, 1:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lewis Palomino Law Office of Lewis Palomino

Re: Traffic Violation

Texas law, as most states, requires people who reside or intend to reside in the state to obtain a Texas driver's license. A foreign driver's license (other state or nation) is valid only if the driver is in the state temporarily. Once he is a resident, he becomes an unlicensed driver. You have little to argue about in court.

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Answered on 2/07/07, 2:31 pm


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