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TX Transp Code § 601.342 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter K. Evidence of Financial Responsibility Following Judgment, Conviction, Plea, or Forfeiture or Following Suspension or Revocation|Section 601.342. Evidence of Financial Responsibility Following Suspension or Revocation of Nonresident's Operating Privilege

Sec. 601.342.  EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOLLOWING SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF NONRESIDENT'S OPERATING PRIVILEGE.  The department may not terminate the suspension or revocation of a nonresident's operating privilege suspended or revoked under this subchapter because of a conviction, forfeiture of bail, or guilty plea unless the person files and maintains evidence of financial responsibility with the department.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.129, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 601.371 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter L. Effect of Suspension|Section 601.371. Operation of Motor Vehicle in Violation of Suspension; Offense

Sec. 601.371.  OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF SUSPENSION;  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person, during a period that a suspension of the person's vehicle registration is in effect under this chapter, knowingly permits a motor vehicle owned by the person to be operated on a highway.(b)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person had not received notice of a suspension order concerning the person's vehicle registration.  For purposes of this subsection, notice is presumed to be received if the notice was sent in accordance with this chapter to the last known address or e-mail address of the person as shown by department records.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1)  a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500;  and(2)  confinement in county jail for a term of not less than 72 hours or more than six months.(d)  If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.(e)  In this section, a conviction for an offense that involves operation of a motor vehicle after August 31, 1987, is a final conviction, whether the sentence for the conviction is imposed or probated.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 855, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 601.372 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter L. Effect of Suspension|Section 601.372. Return of Driver's License and Vehicle Registration to Department

Sec. 601.372.  RETURN OF DRIVER'S LICENSE AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION TO DEPARTMENT.  (a)  The department shall give written notice of a suspension of a driver's license and vehicle registration to a person who is required to maintain a motor vehicle liability insurance policy or bond under this chapter and whose policy or bond is canceled or terminated or who does not provide other evidence of financial responsibility on the request of the department.(b)  The notice must be provided by:(1)  personal delivery to the person;(2)  deposit in the United States mail addressed to the person at the last address supplied to the department by the person; or(3)  e-mail if the person has provided an e-mail address to the department and has elected to receive notice electronically.(b-1)  Notice provided under Subsection (b) by mail or e-mail is presumed to be received on the 10th day after the date the notice is sent.(c)  The department by rule may require the person to send the person's driver's license and vehicle registrations not later than the 10th day after the date the person receives written notice from the department.(d)  Proof of the notice may be made by the certificate of a department employee stating that:(1)  the notice was prepared in the regular course of business and placed in the United States mail or sent by e-mail as part of the regular organized activity of the department; or(2)  the employee delivered the notice in person.(e)  A certificate under Subsection (d)(2) must specify the name of the person to whom the notice was given and the time, place, and manner of the delivery of the notice.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 884, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 601.373 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter L. Effect of Suspension|Section 601.373. Failure to Return Driver's License or Vehicle Registration; Offense

Sec. 601.373.  FAILURE TO RETURN DRIVER'S LICENSE OR VEHICLE REGISTRATION;  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person wilfully fails to send a driver's license or vehicle registration as required by Section 601.372.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.(b)  The department may direct a department employee to obtain and send to the department the driver's license and vehicle registration of a person who fails to send the person's license or registration in accordance with Section 601.372.  The director of the department or the person designated by the director may file a complaint against a person for an offense under Subsection (a).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 884, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 601.374 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter L. Effect of Suspension|Section 601.374. Transfer of Vehicle Registration Prohibited

Sec. 601.374.  TRANSFER OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION PROHIBITED.  (a)  An owner whose vehicle registration has been suspended under this chapter may not:(1)  transfer the registration unless the transfer is authorized under Subsection (b);  or(2)  register in another name the motor vehicle to which the registration applies.(b)  The department may authorize the transfer of vehicle registration if the department is satisfied that the transfer is proposed in good faith and not to defeat the purposes of this chapter.(c)  This section does not affect the rights of a conditional vendor or lessor of, or person with a security interest in, a motor vehicle owned by a person who is subject to this section if the vendor, lessor, or secured party is not the registered owner of the vehicle.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.375 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter L. Effect of Suspension|Section 601.375. Cooperation With Other State or Canada

Sec. 601.375.  COOPERATION WITH OTHER STATE OR CANADA.  (a)  The department shall send a certified copy of the record of the department's action suspending a nonresident's operating privilege under Subchapter F  or under Sections 601.332, 601.333, and 601.334 to the official in charge of issuing driver's licenses and vehicle registrations of the state or province of Canada in which the nonresident resides.(b)  Subsection (a) applies only if the law of the other state or the province provides for action similar to the action required by Section 601.009.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.376 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter L. Effect of Suspension|Section 601.376. Reinstatement Fee

Sec. 601.376.  REINSTATEMENT FEE.  (a)  A driver's license, vehicle registration, or nonresident's operating privilege that has been suspended under this chapter may not be reinstated and a new license or registration may not be issued to the holder of the suspended license, registration, or privilege until the person:(1)  pays to the department a fee of $100;  and(2)  complies with the other requirements of this chapter.(b)  The fee imposed by this section is in addition to other fees imposed by law.(c)  A person is required to pay only one fee under this section, without regard to the number of driver's licenses and vehicle registrations to be reinstated for or issued to the person in connection with the payment.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 601.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter M. Appeal of Department Action|Section 601.401. Department Actions Subject to Review

Sec. 601.401.  DEPARTMENT ACTIONS SUBJECT TO REVIEW.  (a)  An action of the department under this chapter may be appealed, unless:(1)  an order of suspension by the department is based on an existing unsatisfied final judgment rendered against a person by a court in this state arising out of the use of a motor vehicle in this state;  or(2)  the suspension is automatic under Section 601.231(a).(b)  To appeal an action of the department, the person must file a petition not later than the 30th day after the date of the action in the county court at law in the county in which the person resides or the county court of the county in which the person resides, if the county does not have a county court at law.(c)  A person who files an appeal under this section shall send a file-stamped copy of the petition by certified mail to the department at the department's headquarters in Austin.  The copy must be certified by the clerk of the court in which the petition is filed.(d)  The filing of a petition of appeal as provided by this section stays an order of suspension until the earlier of the 91st day after the date the appeal petition is filed or the date the trial is completed and final judgment is rendered.(e)  On expiration of the stay, the department shall impose the suspension.  The stay may not be extended, and an additional stay may not be granted.(f)  A trial on appeal is de novo.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.|
TX Transp Code § 601.451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter N. Financial Responsibility Verification Program|Section 601.451. Definition

Sec. 601.451.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "implementing agencies" means:(1)  the department;(2)  the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles;(3)  the Texas Department of Insurance; and(4)  the Department of Information Resources.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 892 (S.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 2J.02, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 601.452 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter N. Financial Responsibility Verification Program|Section 601.452. Implementation of Program; Rules

Sec. 601.452.  IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM; RULES.  (a)  The Texas Department of Insurance in consultation with the other implementing agencies shall establish a program for verification of whether owners of motor vehicles have established financial responsibility.  The program established must be:(1)  the program most likely to:(A)  reduce the number of uninsured motorists in this state;(B)  operate reliably;(C)  be cost-effective;(D)  sufficiently protect the privacy of the motor vehicle owners;(E)  sufficiently safeguard the security and integrity of information provided by insurance companies;(F)  identify and employ a method of compliance that improves public convenience; and(G)  provide information that is accurate and current; and(2)  capable of being audited by an independent auditor.(b)  The implementing agencies shall jointly adopt rules to administer this subchapter.(c)  The implementing agencies shall convene a working group to facilitate the implementation of the program, assist in the development of rules, and coordinate a testing phase and necessary changes identified in the testing phase.  The working group must consist of representatives of the implementing agencies and the insurance industry and technical experts with the skills and knowledge, including knowledge of privacy laws, required to create and maintain the program.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 892 (S.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 601.453 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter N. Financial Responsibility Verification Program|Section 601.453. Agent

Sec. 601.453.  AGENT.  (a)  The Texas Department of Insurance in consultation with the other implementing agencies, under a competitive bidding procedure, shall select an agent to develop, implement, operate, and maintain the program.(b)  The implementing agencies shall jointly enter into a contract with the selected agent.(c)  A contract under this section may not have a term of more than five years.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 892 (S.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 601.454 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter N. Financial Responsibility Verification Program|Section 601.454. Information Provided by Insurance Company; Privacy

Sec. 601.454.  INFORMATION PROVIDED BY INSURANCE COMPANY; PRIVACY.  (a)  Each insurance company providing motor vehicle liability insurance policies in this state shall provide necessary information for those policies to allow the agent to carry out this subchapter, subject to the agent's contract with the implementing agencies and rules adopted under this subchapter.(b)  The agent is entitled only to information that is at that time available from the insurance company and that is determined by the implementing agencies to be necessary to carry out this subchapter.(c)  Information obtained under this subchapter is confidential.  The agent:(1)  may use the information only for a purpose authorized under this subchapter;(2)  may not use the information for a commercial purpose; and(3)  on request, and subject to appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of motor vehicle owners developed by the implementing agencies and the attorney general, may provide the information to the attorney general for the purpose of enforcing child support obligations.(d)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly uses information obtained under this subchapter for any purpose not authorized under this subchapter.  An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 892 (S.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 36, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 621.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 621.002. Vehicle Registration Receipt for Certain Heavy Vehicles

Sec. 621.002.  VEHICLE REGISTRATION RECEIPT FOR CERTAIN HEAVY VEHICLES.  (a)  A copy of the registration receipt issued under Section 502.057 for a commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer, or semitrailer shall be:(1)  carried on the vehicle when the vehicle is on a public highway; and(2)  presented to an officer authorized to enforce this chapter on request of the officer.(b)  A copy of the registration receipt is:(1)  admissible in evidence in any cause in which the gross registered weight of the vehicle is an issue;  and(2)  prima facie evidence of the gross weight for which the vehicle is registered.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 20.022, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 98, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 621.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 621.003. Reciprocal Agreement With Another State for Issuance of Permits

Sec. 621.003.  RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER STATE FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.  (a)  The board by rule may authorize the director to enter into with the proper authority of another state an agreement that authorizes:(1)  the authority of the other state to issue on behalf of the department to the owner or operator of a vehicle, or combination of vehicles, that exceeds the weight or size limits allowed by this state a permit that authorizes the operation or transportation on a highway in this state of the vehicle or combination of vehicles; and(2)  the department to issue on behalf of the authority of the other state to the owner or operator of a vehicle, or combination of vehicles, that exceeds the weight or size limits allowed by that state a permit that authorizes the operation or transportation on a highway of that state of the vehicle or combination of vehicles.(b)  A permit issued by the authority of another state under an agreement entered into under this section has the same validity in this state as a permit issued by the department.(c)  The holder of a permit issued by the authority of another state under an agreement entered into under this section is subject to all applicable laws of this state and rules of the department.(d)  The department may contract with a third party to act as the department's agent in the processing of a permit application and the distribution of a permit issued by the department under this section.(e)  An agreement entered into under this section may provide for a third party to act as the agent of each state in the processing of a permit application and the distribution of a permit issued by a state under this section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 515, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 55, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 621.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 621.004. Admissibility of Certificate of Vertical Clearance

Sec. 621.004.  ADMISSIBILITY OF CERTIFICATE OF VERTICAL CLEARANCE.  In each civil or criminal proceeding in which a violation of this chapter may be an issue, a certificate of the vertical clearance of a structure, including a bridge or underpass, signed by the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation is admissible in evidence for all purposes.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 56, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 621.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 621.005. Effect of Increased Limits by United States

Sec. 621.005.  EFFECT OF INCREASED LIMITS BY UNITED STATES.  If the United States prescribes or adopts vehicle size or weight limits greater than those prescribed by 23 U.S.C. Section 127 on March 18, 1975, for the national system of interstate and defense highways, the increased limits apply to the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 621.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 621.006. Restricted Operation on Certain Holidays

Sec. 621.006.  RESTRICTED OPERATION ON CERTAIN HOLIDAYS.  The commission by rule may impose restrictions on the weight and size of vehicles to be operated on state highways on the following holidays only:(1)  New Year's Day;(2)  Memorial Day;(3)  Independence Day;(4)  Labor Day;(5)  Thanksgiving Day; and(6)  Christmas Day.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 57, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 621.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 621.007. Evidence of Violation

Sec. 621.007.  EVIDENCE OF VIOLATION.  (a)  In a proceeding in which a violation of a weight restriction under this subtitle may be an issue, a document is admissible as relevant evidence of the violation if:(1)  the document is:(A)  a record kept under Section 621.410;  or(B)  a bill of lading, freight bill, weight certification, or similar document that is issued by a person consigning cargo for shipment or engaged in the business of transporting or forwarding cargo;  and(2)  the document states:(A)  a gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles and cargo that exceeds a weight restriction under this subtitle;  or(B)  a gross weight of the cargo that combined with the empty weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds a weight restriction under this subtitle.(b)  This section does not limit the admissibility of any other evidence relating to the violation.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1227, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 621.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 621.008. Rulemaking Authority

Sec. 621.008.  RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.  The board may adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce this chapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 58, eff. September 1, 2011.|