Title TN, Transportation Code

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 (a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 (H.B. 259), Sec. 4, eff.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…

Sec. 601.163. FORM OF SECURITY. (a) The security required under this subchapter shall be made: (1) by cash deposit; (2) through a bond that complies with Section 601.168; or (3) in another form as required by the department. (b) A person depositing security shall specify in writi…

Sec. 601.164. REDUCTION IN SECURITY. (a) The department may reduce the amount of security ordered in a case within six months after the date of the collision if, in the department's judgment, the amount is excessive. (b) The amount of security originally deposited that exceeds th…

Sec. 601.165. CUSTODY OF CASH SECURITY. The department shall place cash deposited in compliance with this subchapter in the custody of the comptroller. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 18.11, eff. Sept. 1, …

Sec. 601.166. PAYMENT OF CASH SECURITY. (a) Cash security may be applied only to the payment of: (1) a judgment rendered against the person on whose behalf the deposit is made for damages arising out of the collision; or (2) a settlement, agreed to by the depositor, of a claim ar…

Sec. 601.167. RETURN OF CASH SECURITY. Cash security or any balance of the security shall be returned to the depositor or the depositor's personal representative when: (1) evidence satisfactory to the department is filed with the department that there has been: (A) a release of l…

Sec. 601.168. INSURANCE POLICY OR BOND; LIMITS. (a) A bond or motor vehicle liability insurance policy under this subchapter must: (1) be issued by a surety company or insurance company: (A) authorized to write motor vehicle liability insurance in this state; or (B) that complies…

Sec. 601.169. REASONABLE PROBABILITY NOT ADMISSIBLE IN CIVIL SUIT. A determination under Section 601.154 or 601.157 that there is a reasonable probability that a judgment will be rendered against a person as a result of a collision may not be introduced in evidence in a suit for …

Sec. 601.170. DEPARTMENT ACTING ON ERRONEOUS INFORMATION. If the department is given erroneous information relating to a matter covered by Section 601.151(b)(1) or (b)(2) or to a person's status as an employee of the United States acting within the scope of the person's employmen…

Sec. 601.191. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENT; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle in violation of Section 601.051. (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), an offense u…

Sec. 601.193. DEFENSE: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN EFFECT AT TIME OF ALLEGED OFFENSE. (a) It is a defense to prosecution under Section 601.191 or 601.195 that the person charged produces to the court one of the documents listed in Section 601.053(a) that was valid at the time tha…

Sec. 601.194. DEFENSE: POSSESSION OF MOTOR VEHICLE FOR MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR. It is a defense to prosecution of an offense under Section 601.191 that the motor vehicle operated by the person charged: (1) was in the possession of that person for the sole purpose of maintenance or …

Sec. 601.195. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) is required to establish financial responsibility under Subchapter F or K; (2) does not maintain evidence of fin…

Sec. 601.231. SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE. (a) If a person is convicted of an offense under Section 601.191 and a prior conviction of that person under that section has been reported to the department by a magistrate or the judge or clerk of a court, the department shall suspe…

Sec. 601.232. NOTICE OF SUSPENSION. (a) The department shall send in a timely manner a notice to each person whose driver's license is suspended under Section 601.231. (b) The notice must state that the person's driver's license is suspended and that the person may apply for rein…

Sec. 601.233. NOTICE OF POTENTIAL SUSPENSION. (a) A citation for an offense under Section 601.191 issued as a result of Section 601.053 must include, in type larger than other type on the citation, the following statement: "A second or subsequent conviction of an offense under th…

Sec. 601.234. ISSUANCE OR CONTINUATION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION. A motor vehicle may not be registered in the name of a person required to file evidence of financial responsibility unless evidence of financial responsibility is furnished for the vehicle. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. …

Sec. 601.261. IMPOUNDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE. On a second or subsequent conviction for an offense under Section 601.191, the court shall order the sheriff of the county in which the court has jurisdiction to impound the motor vehicle operated by the defendant at the time of the off…