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TX Transp Code § 601.121 (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 E. Alternative Methods of Establishing Financial Responsibility|Section 601.121. Surety Bond

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 state;(2)  conditioned for payment in the amounts and under the same circumstances as required under a motor vehicle liability insurance policy;(3)  that is not cancelable before the sixth day after the date the department receives written notice of the cancellation;(4)  accompanied by the fee required by Subsection (e);  and(5)  approved by the department.(b)  The real property required by Subsection (a)(1) must be described in the bond approved by a judge of a court of record.  The assessor-collector of the county in which the property is located must certify the property as free of any tax lien.  The sureties in combination must have equity in the property in an amount equal to at least twice the amount of the bond.(c)  The bond is a lien in favor of the state on the real property described in the bond.  The lien exists in favor of a person who holds a final judgment against the person who filed the bond.(d)  On filing of a bond, the department shall issue to the person who filed the bond a certificate of compliance with this section.(e)  The department shall file notice of the bond in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the real property is located.  The notice must include a description of the property described in the bond.  The county clerk or the county clerk's deputy, on receipt of the notice, shall acknowledge the notice and record it in the lien records.  The recording of the notice is notice in accordance with statutes governing the recordation of a lien on real property.(f)  If a judgment rendered against the person who files a bond under this section is not satisfied before the 61st day after the date the judgment becomes final, the judgment creditor, for the judgment creditor's own use and benefit and at the judgment creditor's expense, may bring an action in the name of the state against the sureties on the bond, including an action to foreclose a lien on the real property of a surety.  The foreclosure action must be brought in the same manner as, and is subject to the law applicable to, an action to foreclose a mortgage on real property.(g)  Cancellation of a bond filed under this section does not prevent recovery for a right or cause of action arising before the date of the cancellation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.122 (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 E. Alternative Methods of Establishing Financial Responsibility|Section 601.122. Deposit of Cash or Securities With Comptroller

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;  and(B)  have a market value equal to the required amount.(b)  On receipt of the deposit, the comptroller shall issue to the person making the deposit a certificate stating that a deposit complying with this section has been made.(c)  The comptroller may not accept the deposit and the department may not accept the certificate unless the deposit or certificate is accompanied by evidence that an unsatisfied judgment of any character against the person making the deposit does not exist in the county in which the person making the deposit resides.(d)  The comptroller shall hold a deposit made under this section to satisfy, in accordance with this chapter, an execution on a judgment issued against the person making the deposit for damages that:(1)  result from the ownership, maintenance, use, or operation of a motor vehicle after the date the deposit was made;  and(2)  are for:(A)  bodily injury to or death of any person, including damages for care and loss of services;  or(B)  damage to or destruction of property, including the loss of use of the property.(e)  Money or securities deposited under this section are not subject to attachment or execution unless the attachment or execution arises out of a suit for damages described by Subsection (d).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 18.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 601.123 (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 E. Alternative Methods of Establishing Financial Responsibility|Section 601.123. Deposit of Cash or Cashier's Check With County Judge

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 the amount of at least $55,000.(c)  On receipt of the deposit, the county judge shall issue to the person making the deposit a certificate stating that a deposit complying with this section has been made.  The certificate must be acknowledged by the sheriff of that county and filed with the department.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.124 (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 E. Alternative Methods of Establishing Financial Responsibility|Section 601.124. Self-Insurance

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-insurance to a person if:(1)  the person applies for the certificate;  and(2)  the department is satisfied that the person has and will continue to have the ability to pay judgments obtained against the person.(c)  The self-insurer must supplement the certificate with an agreement that, for accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, the self-insurer will pay the same judgments in the same amounts as an insurer would be obligated to pay under an owner's motor vehicle liability insurance policy issued to the self-insurer if such policy were issued.(d)  The department for cause may cancel a certificate of self-insurance after a hearing.   Cause includes failure to pay a judgment before the 31st day after the date the judgment becomes final.(e)  A self-insurer must receive at least five days' notice of a hearing held under Subsection (d).  The department shall send notice of the hearing to the self-insurer by:(1)  first class mail; or(2)  e-mail if the self-insurer has provided an e-mail address to the department and has elected to receive notice electronically.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 601.151 (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 F. Security Following Accident|Section 601.151. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 601.151.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter applies only to a motor vehicle accident 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 operator who has in effect at the time of the accident a motor vehicle liability insurance policy that covers the motor vehicle involved in the accident;(2)  an operator who is not the owner of the motor vehicle, if a motor vehicle liability insurance policy or bond for the operation of a motor vehicle the person does not own is in effect at the time of the accident;(3)  an owner or operator whose liability for damages resulting from the accident, in the judgment of the department, is covered by another liability insurance policy or bond;(4)  an owner or operator, if there was not bodily injury to or damage of the property of a person other than the owner or operator;(5)  the owner or operator of a motor vehicle that at the time of the accident was legally parked or legally stopped at a traffic signal;(6)  the owner of a motor vehicle that at the time of the accident was being operated without the owner's express or implied permission or was parked by a person who had been operating the vehicle without that permission;  or(7)  a person qualifying as a self-insurer under Section 601.124 or a person operating a motor vehicle for a self-insurer.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.152 (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 F. Security Following Accident|Section 601.152. Suspension of Driver's License and Vehicle Registration or Privilege

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 manner in an accident;  and(2)  the department finds that there is a reasonable probability that a judgment will be rendered against the person as a result of the accident.(b)  If the owner or operator is a nonresident, the department shall suspend the person's nonresident operating privilege and the privilege of use of any motor vehicle owned by the nonresident.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.153 (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 F. Security Following Accident|Section 601.153. Deposit of Security; Evidence of Financial Responsibility

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 determined to be sufficient under Section 601.154 or 601.157 as appropriate;  and(2)  files evidence of financial responsibility as required by this chapter.(b)  If the owner or operator chooses to establish financial responsibility under Subsection (a)(2) by filing evidence of motor vehicle liability insurance, the owner or operator must file a certificate of insurance for a policy that has a policy period of at least six months and for which the premium for the entire policy period is paid in full.(c)  Notwithstanding Section 601.085, coverage for a motor vehicle under a motor vehicle liability policy for which a person files with the department a certificate of insurance under Subsection (b) may not be canceled unless:(1)  the person no longer owns the motor vehicle;(2)  the person dies;(3)  the person has a permanent incapacity that renders the person unable to drive the motor vehicle;  or(4)  the person surrenders to the department the person's driver's license and the vehicle registration for the motor vehicle.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 601.154 (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 F. Security Following Accident|Section 601.154. Department Determination of Probability of Liability

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 an accident, the department shall determine the amount of security sufficient to satisfy any judgment for damages resulting from the accident that may be recovered from the owner or operator.(b)  The department may not require security in an amount:(1)  less than $1,000;  or(2)  more than the limits prescribed by Section 601.072.(c)  In determining whether there is a reasonable probability that a judgment will be rendered against the person as a result of an accident and the amount of security that is sufficient under Subsection (a), the department may consider:(1)  a report of an investigating officer; and(2)  an affidavit of a person who has knowledge of the facts.(d)  The department shall make the determination required by Subsection (a) only if the department has not received, before the 21st day after the date the department receives a report of a motor vehicle accident, satisfactory evidence that the owner or operator has:(1)  been released from liability;(2)  been finally adjudicated not to be liable;  or(3)  executed an acknowledged written agreement providing for the payment of an agreed amount in installments for all claims for injuries or damages resulting from the accident.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 601.155 (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 F. Security Following Accident|Section 601.155. Notice of Determination

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 receive notice electronically.(b)  The notice must state that:(1)  the person's driver's license and vehicle registration or the person's nonresident's operating privilege will be suspended unless the person, not later than the 20th day after the date the notice was personally served or sent, establishes that:(A)  this subchapter does not apply to the person, and the person has previously provided this information to the department; or(B)  there is no reasonable probability that a judgment will be rendered against the person as a result of the accident; and(2)  the person is entitled to a hearing under this subchapter if a written request for a hearing is delivered or mailed to the department not later than the 20th day after the date the notice was personally served or sent.(c)  Notice under this section that is mailed by first class mail must be mailed to the person's last known address, as shown by the department's records.(d)  For purposes of this section, notice is presumed to be received if the notice was sent to the person's last known address or e-mail address, as shown by the department's records.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1395, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 601.156 (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 F. Security Following Accident|Section 601.156. Setting of Hearing

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 resides.  A party is not entitled to a jury.(b)  The court shall set a date for the hearing.  The hearing must be held at the earliest practical time after notice is given to the person requesting the hearing.(c)  The department shall summon the person requesting the hearing to appear at the hearing.  Notice under this subsection:(1)  shall be:(A)  delivered through personal service;(B)  mailed by first class mail to the person's last known address, as shown by the department's records; or(C)  sent by e-mail if the person has provided an e-mail address to the department and has elected to receive notice electronically; and(2)  must include written charges issued by the department.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2000;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 601.157 (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 F. Security Following Accident|Section 601.157. Hearing Procedures

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 will be rendered against the person requesting the hearing as a result of the accident;  and(2)  if there is a reasonable probability that a judgment will be rendered, the amount of security sufficient to satisfy any judgment for damages resulting from the accident.(c)  The amount of security under Subsection (b)(2) may not be less than the amount specified as a minimum by Section 601.154.(d)  The judge shall report the judge's determination to the department.(e)  The judge may receive a fee to be paid from the general revenue fund of the county for holding a hearing under this subchapter.  The fee must be approved by the commissioners court of the county and may not be more than $5 for each hearing.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.158 (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 F. Security Following Accident|Section 601.158. Appeal

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 accident, the person may appeal the determination.(b)  To appeal a determination under Subsection (a), the person must file a petition not later than the 30th day after the date of the determination in the county court at law of the county in which the person resides, or, if there is no county court at law, in the county court of the county.(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. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2000.|
TX Transp Code § 601.159 (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 F. Security Following Accident|Section 601.159. Procedures for Suspension of Driver's License and Vehicle Registration or Privilege

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)  if a hearing is not requested, the person, not later than the 20th day after the date the notice under Section 601.155 was personally served or sent:(A)  delivers or mails to the department a written request for a hearing;(B)  shows that this subchapter does not apply to the person; or(C)  complies with Section 601.153; or(2)  the person complies with Section 601.153 not later than the 20th day after:(A)  the date of the expiration of the period in which an appeal may be brought, if the determination at a hearing is rendered against the owner or operator and the owner or operator does not appeal; or(B)  the date of a decision against the person following the appeal.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 601.160 (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 F. Security Following Accident|Section 601.160. Suspension Stayed Pending Hearing or Appeal

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, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.161 (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 F. Security Following Accident|Section 601.161. Notice of Suspension

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-mail to any owner or operator who has provided an e-mail address to the department and who has elected to receive notice electronically. The notice must state the amount required as security under Section 601.153 and the necessity for the owner or operator to file evidence of financial responsibility with the department.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.|