Section 524.032 - Hearing Date; Rescheduling(a) A hearing requested under this subchapter shall be held not earlier than the 11th day after the date on which the person requesting the hearing is notified of the hearing unless the parties agree to waive this requirement. The hearing shall be held before the effective date of the suspension.(b) A hearing shall be rescheduled if, before the fifth day before the date scheduled for the hearing, a request for a continuance from the person who requested the hearing is received in accordance with the memorandum of understanding adopted under Section 524.033(c). Unless both parties agree otherwise, the hearing shall be rescheduled for a date not earlier than the fifth day after the date the request for continuance is received.(c) A person who requests a hearing under this chapter may obtain only one continuance under this section unless the person shows that a medical condition prevents the person from attending the rescheduled hearing, in which event one additional continuance may be granted for a period not to exceed 10 days.(d) A request for a hearing stays suspension of a person's driver's license until the date of the final decision of the administrative law judge. Tex. Transp. Code § 524.032
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 766,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 228 (H.B. 2154), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2016 Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 444, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.