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Tex. Transp. Code § 601.371 (2026)

Operation Of Motor Vehicle In Violation Of Suspension; Offense

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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.

(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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1996–2007 · leading case: State v. Johnson, 219 S.W.3d 386 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).

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State v. Johnson, 219 S.W.3d 386 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “[2] See Texas Transportation Code section 521.457; section 545.”

Sparkman v. State, 997 S.W.2d 660 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 3× “We find that the language of the information sufficiently tracks the statutory language of Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 601.371 (Vernon 1999).”

Stephen Christopher Kuhns v. State (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “The trial court then assessed appellant's punishment at 152 days in the county jail and a fine of $500. Points of Error Appellant advances ten points of error.”

Stephen Christopher Kuhns v. State (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 601.371 (a) (West 1999).”

Stephen Kuhns v. State (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 601.371 (a) (West 1999).”

Stephen Kuhns v. State (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Points of Error Appellant advances two points of error. First, appellant claims that the trial court erred in overruling the motion for new trial based on the contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel.”

Moore v. State, 938 S.W.2d 521 (Tex. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “Laws 3111, 3112 (amended 1995) (current version at Tex. TRAnsp.Code Ann. § 601.371 (Vernon Pamph.”

State of Texas v. Johnson, Craig Hill (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “See Texas Transportation Code section 521.457; section 545.”

Dallas Ray Mikolajczyk v. State (Tex. App. 1996). “6701h, § 32(c)(1)(A), since amended and codified at ( Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 601.371 (West 1996)).”

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Sparkman v. State, 997 S.W.2d 660 (Tex. App. 1999). “We find that the language of the information sufficiently tracks the statutory language of Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 601.371 (Vernon 1999).”

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