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 under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $175 or more than $350.
(c) If a person has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $350 or more than $1,000.
(d) If the court determines that a person who has not been previously convicted of an offense under this section is economically unable to pay the fine, the court may reduce the fine to less than $175.
(e) A citation issued for an offense under this section must include an affirmative indication that the peace officer was unable at the time of the alleged offense to verify financial responsibility for the vehicle through the verification program established under Subchapter N.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 399 (S.B. 1187), Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2017.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
21
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1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case:
Contraras v. State, 309 S.W.3d 168 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2010).
Contraras v. State, 309 S.W.3d 168 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2010).
“” See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 601.191 (Vernon 1999).”
Carlos A. Arias v. State, 477 S.W.3d 925 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015).
“” Tex. Transp. Code § 601.191. It sets forth the criminal penalties for such violations, but does not cite or otherwise reference the exceptions listed in section 601.”
State v. Randall Lee Binkley, 541 S.W.3d 923 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2018).
“Ellis, 2017 WL 5618686 , at *4; see Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 601.191 (West Supp.”
Jorge L. Sanchez v. State, 137 S.W.3d 860 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2004).
“Laws 1025 , 1871 (now codified at Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 601.191 (Vernon 1999)).”
Donny Joe Curry v. State, No. 06-14-00141-CR (Tex. Crim. App. Jan. 23, 2015).
· cites it 2× “16 Tex. Transp. Code § 601.051 (Casemaker 2014) .”
Donny Joe Curry v. State, No. 06-14-00140-CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana Jan. 23, 2015).
· cites it 2× “16 Tex. Transp. Code § 601.051 (Casemaker 2014) .”
Charna Maelean Sutton v. State, No. 12-19-00210-CR, 2020 WL 1697434 (Tex. App.—Tyler Apr. 8, 2020).
“Moreover, under the invited error doctrine, a party is estopped from raising an appellate issue 1 Driving while license invalid is a Class B misdemeanor if, upon trial of the offense, it is shown that the person, at the time of the offense, was operating the motor vehicle in…”
Kenneth Allen Lukasik v. State, No. 03-01-00125-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 15, 2001).
“The only issue presented on appeal is whether the trial court erred by overruling appellant's motion to dismiss the prosecution on the ground that the police officer who signed the complaint had not complied with article XVI, section 1 of the Texas Constitution. We find no error…”
Lucio Hernandez Rodriguez v. State, No. 03-01-00590-CR (Tex. App.—Austin May 9, 2002).
“2002) (public intoxication); Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 601.191 , .195 (West 1999) (financial responsibility law).”
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