Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 601.006. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN OWNERS AND OPERATORS. If an owner or operator of a motor vehicle involved in a collision in this state does not have a driver's license or vehicle registration or is a nonresident, the person may not be issued a driver's license or registrat…

Sec. 601.007. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO GOVERNMENT VEHICLES. (a) This chapter does not apply to a government vehicle. (b) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state whi…

Sec. 601.008. VIOLATION OF CHAPTER; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise provided. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by: (1) a fine not to exceed $500; (2) conf…

Sec. 601.009. REPORT FROM OTHER STATE OR CANADA. (a) On receipt of a certification by the department that the operating privilege of a resident of this state has been suspended or revoked in another state or a province of Canada under a financial responsibility law, the departmen…

Sec. 601.021. DEPARTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES; RULES. The department shall: (1) administer and enforce this chapter; and (2) provide for hearings on the request of a person aggrieved by an act of the department under this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,…

Sec. 601.023. PAYMENT OF STATUTORY FEES. The department may pay: (1) a statutory fee required by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles for a certified abstract or in connection with suspension of a vehicle registration; or (2) a statutory fee payable to the comptroller for issua…

Sec. 601.051. REQUIREMENT OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. A person may not operate a motor vehicle in this state unless financial responsibility is established for that vehicle through: (1) a motor vehicle liability insurance policy that complies with Subchapter D; (2) a surety bond…

Sec. 601.052. EXCEPTIONS TO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENT. (a) Section 601.051 does not apply to: (1) the operation of a motor vehicle that: (A) is a former military vehicle or is at least 25 years old; (B) is used only for exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other …

Sec. 601.053. EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. (a) As a condition of operating in this state a motor vehicle to which Section 601.051 applies, the operator of the vehicle on request shall provide to a peace officer, as defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, o…

Sec. 601.054. OWNER MAY PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OTHERS. (a) The department shall accept evidence of financial responsibility from an owner for another person required to establish evidence of financial responsibility if the other person is: (1) an operato…

Sec. 601.055. SUBSTITUTION OF EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. (a) If a person who has filed evidence of financial responsibility substitutes other evidence of financial responsibility that complies with this chapter, and the department accepts the other evidence, the depart…

Sec. 601.056. CANCELLATION, RETURN, OR WAIVER OF EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. (a) As provided by this section, the department, on request, shall: (1) consent to the cancellation of a bond or certificate of insurance filed as evidence of financial responsibility; (2) dire…

Sec. 601.057. EVIDENCE THAT DOES NOT FULFILL REQUIREMENTS; SUSPENSION. If evidence filed with the department does not continue to fulfill the purpose for which it was required, the department shall suspend the driver's license and all vehicle registrations or nonresident's operat…

Sec. 601.071. MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE; REQUIREMENTS. For purposes of this chapter, a motor vehicle liability insurance policy must be an owner's or operator's policy that: (1) except as provided by Section 601.083, is issued by an insurance company authorized to write m…

Sec. 601.072. MINIMUM COVERAGE AMOUNTS; EXCLUSIONS. (a) Expired. (a-1) Effective January 1, 2011, the minimum amounts of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage required to establish financial responsibility under this chapter are: (1) $30,000 for bodily injury to or death of …

Sec. 601.073. REQUIRED POLICY TERMS. (a) A motor vehicle liability insurance policy must state: (1) the name and address of the named insured; (2) the coverage provided under the policy; (3) the premium charged for the policy; (4) the policy period; and (5) the limits of liabilit…

Sec. 601.074. OPTIONAL TERMS. (a) A motor vehicle liability insurance policy may provide that the insured shall reimburse the insurance company for a payment that, in the absence of this chapter, the insurance company would not have been obligated to make under the terms of the p…

Sec. 601.075. PROHIBITED TERMS. A motor vehicle liability insurance policy may not insure against liability: (1) for which the insured or the insured's insurer may be held liable under a workers' compensation law; (2) for bodily injury to or death of an employee of the insured wh…

Sec. 601.076. REQUIRED TERMS: OWNER'S POLICY. An owner's motor vehicle liability insurance policy must: (1) cover each motor vehicle for which coverage is to be granted under the policy; and (2) pay, on behalf of the named insured or another person who, as insured, uses a covered…

Sec. 601.077. REQUIRED TERMS: OPERATOR'S POLICY. An operator's motor vehicle liability insurance policy must pay, on behalf of the named insured, amounts the insured becomes obligated to pay as damages arising out of the use by the insured of a motor vehicle the insured does not …

Sec. 601.078. ADDITIONAL COVERAGE. (a) An insurance policy that provides the coverage required for a motor vehicle liability insurance policy may also provide lawful coverage in excess of or in addition to the required coverage. (b) The excess or additional coverage is not subjec…

Sec. 601.079. MULTIPLE POLICIES. The requirements for a motor vehicle liability insurance policy may be satisfied by a combination of policies of one or more insurance companies if the policies in combination meet the requirements. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept…

Sec. 601.080. INSURANCE BINDER. A binder issued pending the issuance of a motor vehicle liability insurance policy satisfies the requirements for such a policy. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 601.081. STANDARD PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE FORM. (a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 (H.B. 259), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019. (b) A standard proof of motor vehicle liability insurance form prescribed by the Texas Department of Insurance m…

Sec. 601.082. MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE; CERTIFICATION. If evidence of financial responsibility is required to be filed with the department under this chapter, a motor vehicle liability insurance policy that is to be used as evidence must be certified under Section 601.08…

Sec. 601.083. CERTIFICATE OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE. (a) A person may provide evidence of financial responsibility by filing with the department the certificate of an insurance company authorized to write motor vehicle liability insurance in this state certifying that …

Sec. 601.084. NONRESIDENT CERTIFICATE. (a) Subject to Subsection (c), a nonresident owner of a motor vehicle that is not registered in this state may provide evidence of financial responsibility by filing with the department the certificate of an insurance company authorized to t…

Sec. 601.085. TERMINATION OF CERTIFIED POLICY. (a) If an insurer has certified a policy under Section 601.083 or 601.084, the policy may not be terminated before the sixth day after the date a notice of the termination is received by the department except as provided by Subsectio…

Sec. 601.086. RESPONSE OF INSURANCE COMPANY IF POLICY NOT IN EFFECT. An insurance company that is notified by the department of a collision in connection with which an owner or operator has reported a motor vehicle liability insurance policy with the company shall advise the depa…

Sec. 601.088. EFFECT ON CERTAIN OTHER POLICIES. (a) This chapter does not apply to or affect a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance required by another law of this state. If that policy contains an agreement or is endorsed to conform to the requirements of this chapter, th…

Sec. 601.121. SURETY BOND. (a) A person may establish financial responsibility by filing with the department a bond: (1) with at least two individual sureties, each of whom owns real property in this state that is not exempt from execution under the constitution or laws of this s…

Sec. 601.122. DEPOSIT OF CASH OR SECURITIES WITH COMPTROLLER. (a) A person may establish financial responsibility by depositing $55,000 with the comptroller in: (1) cash; or (2) securities that: (A) are of the type that may legally be purchased by savings banks or trust funds; an…

Sec. 601.123. DEPOSIT OF CASH OR CASHIER'S CHECK WITH COUNTY JUDGE. (a) A person may establish financial responsibility by making a deposit with the county judge of the county in which the motor vehicle is registered. (b) The deposit must be made in cash or a cashier's check in t…

Sec. 601.124. SELF-INSURANCE. (a) A person in whose name more than 25 motor vehicles are registered may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the department as provided by this section. (b) The department may issue a certificate of self-…

Sec. 601.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter applies only to a motor vehicle collision in this state that results in bodily injury or death or in damage to the property of one person of at least $1,000. (b) This subchapter does not apply to: (1) an owner or oper…

Sec. 601.152. SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION OR PRIVILEGE. (a) Subject to Section 601.153, the department shall suspend the driver's license and vehicle registrations of the owner and operator of a motor vehicle if: (1) the vehicle is involved in any mann…

Sec. 601.153. DEPOSIT OF SECURITY; EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. (a) The department may not suspend a driver's license, vehicle registration, or nonresident's privilege under this subchapter if the owner or operator: (1) deposits with the department security in an amount …

Sec. 601.154. DEPARTMENT DETERMINATION OF PROBABILITY OF LIABILITY. (a) Subject to Subsection (d), if the department finds that there is a reasonable probability that a judgment will be rendered against an owner or operator as a result of a collision, the department shall determi…

Sec. 601.155. NOTICE OF DETERMINATION. (a) The department shall notify the affected person of a determination made under Section 601.154 by: (1) personal service; (2) first class mail; or (3) e-mail if the person has provided an e-mail address to the department and has elected to…

Sec. 601.156. SETTING OF HEARING. (a) A hearing under this subchapter is subject to the notice and hearing procedures of Sections 521.295-521.303 and shall be heard by a judge of a municipal court or a justice of the peace of the county in which the person requesting the hearing …

Sec. 601.157. HEARING PROCEDURES. (a) The judge may administer oaths and issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers. (b) The judge at the hearing shall determine: (1) whether there is a reasonable probability that a judgment wi…

Sec. 601.158. APPEAL. (a) If, after a hearing under this subchapter, the judge determines that there is a reasonable probability that a judgment will be rendered against the person requesting the hearing as a result of the collision, the person may appeal the determination. (b) T…

Sec. 601.159. PROCEDURES FOR SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION OR PRIVILEGE. The department shall suspend the driver's license and each vehicle registration of an owner or operator or the nonresident's operating privilege of an owner or operator unless: (1) …

Sec. 601.160. SUSPENSION STAYED PENDING HEARING OR APPEAL. The department may not suspend a driver's license, vehicle registration, or nonresident's operating privilege pending the outcome of a hearing and any appeal under this subchapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, e…

Sec. 601.161. NOTICE OF SUSPENSION. Not later than the 11th day before the effective date of a suspension under Section 601.159, the department shall send notice of the suspension to each affected owner or operator. The department shall send the notice by first class mail or by e…

Sec. 601.162. DURATION OF SUSPENSION. (a) The suspension of a driver's license, vehicle registration, or nonresident's operating privilege under this subchapter remains in effect, the license, registration, or privilege may not be renewed, and a license or vehicle registration ma…