Texas DPS Extra Surcharges

Texas Driver Responsibility Program

A person, unless otherwise stated by the Texas Transportation Code, may not operate a motor vehicle on a highway in Texas unless the person holds a driver's license issued under the laws of the Texas Transportation Code.
Each year the department shall assess a surcharge on the license of each person who during the preceding 36-month period has been convicted of driving while license invalid, driving while license suspended, or driving in violation of motor vehicle liability insurance requirements.  Driving with a license found in a Cracker Jack box will get a person into some serious trouble.
           

Each year the department shall assess a surcharge on the license of a person who during the preceding 36-month period has been convicted of an offense of which a license is required.  The amount of a surcharge for such an offense is $250 per year.  For that amount of money, a person could get a valid license and plenty of Cracker Jack boxes to go around. 

If you get a ticket for not having your lights on, you can always take our Texas Defensive Driving .