Texas Administrative Code › Title 28 - INSURANCE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE › Chapter 5 - PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE › Subchapter A - AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE › Division 3 - MISCELLANEOUS INTERPRETATIONS › Section 5.204 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability. This section does not
					 apply to evidence of financial responsibility exhibited as an image displayed
					 on a wireless communication device. Under Transportation Code §
											601.053(a)
					 (2-a), the image must include the information required by Transportation Code
					 §
											601.081, as
					 provided by a liability insurer.
(b) Form. For each motor vehicle insurance
					 policy, the liability insurer must issue a standard proof of motor vehicle
					 liability insurance form. The form must be titled "Texas Liability Insurance
					 Card." The insurer may use its own form or TDI's prescribed form. TDI's
					 prescribed form is available on the TDI website or upon request.
(c) Side A. Side A of the form must be
					 written in at least 10-point type, except where otherwise specified in this
					 subsection. The insurer must provide Side A in English, or in English and
					 Spanish. Side A of the form must include the following (optional Spanish
					 language in parentheses):
(1) the name and
					 address of each insured or covered person (el nombre y la dirección del
					 asegurado)
(2) the year, make, and
					 model of each covered vehicle (el año, marca, y modelo de cada
					 vehículo con cobertura); or a description of the types of vehicles the
					 policy covers, and, at the company's option, the VIN. {Note: If the policy does
					 not require the description of a vehicle, then this section of the ID card
					 should contain the appropriate wording to describe the types of vehicles the
					 policy covers, such as "any auto driven by the insured," "any auto driven with
					 dealer plates," or similar descriptive language.}
(3) the effective date of the policy (la
					 fecha de efectividad de la póliza)
(4) the expiration date of the policy (la
					 fecha de vencimiento de la póliza)
(5) the policy number (el número de la
					 póliza)
(6) the name and
					 toll-free phone number of the insurer, if the insurer is required by statute to
					 maintain a toll-free number for consumer inquiries (el nombre de la
					 compañía de seguro y el número de teléfono
					 gratis)
(7) the name and phone
					 number of the agent, if applicable (el nombre del agente y el número de
					 teléfono)
(8) the following
					 statement in at least eight-point type, "This policy provides at least the
					 minimum amounts of liability insurance required by the Texas Motor Vehicle
					 Safety Responsibility Act for the specified vehicles and named insureds and may
					 provide coverage for other persons and vehicles as provided by the insurance
					 policy." If the insurer provides Side A in Spanish, the Spanish statement must
					 read, "Esta póliza provee por lo menos las cantidades mínimas de
					 seguro de responsabilidad civil que es requerida por la ley de responsabilidad
					 para la seguridad de los vehículos motorizados de Texas (Texas Motor
					 Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act) para los vehículos especificados y
					 para los asegurados nombrados y puede proveer una cobertura para otras personas
					 y vehículos según lo proporcionado en la póliza de
					 seguro."