Tex. Transp. Code § 643.103 · Subchapter C. INSURANCE
FILING; EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE; FEES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A motor carrier that is required to register under Subchapter B must file with the department evidence of insurance in the amounts required by Section 643.101 or 643.1015, or evidence of financial responsibility as described by Section 643.102, in a form prescribed by the department. The form must be filed:
(1) at the time of the initial registration;
(2) at the time of a subsequent registration if the motor carrier was required to be continuously registered under Subchapter B and the carrier failed to maintain continuous registration;
(3) at the time a motor carrier changes insurers; and
(4) at the time a motor carrier changes ownership, as determined by rules adopted by the department.
(b) A motor carrier shall keep evidence of insurance in a form approved by the department in the cab of each vehicle requiring registration the carrier operates.
(c) The department may charge a fee of $100 for a filing under Subsection (a).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.150(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 144 (H.B. 1018), Sec. 3, eff. May 24, 2005.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.643.htm
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Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.323NOTIFICATION.Printed as Section 643.103
- Tex. Transp. Code § 643.053FILING OF APPLICATION.Printed as Section 643.103(a) | Section 643.103(c)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 643.0585REREGISTRATION.Printed as Section 643.103(a) | Section 643.103(c)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 643.105INSOLVENCY OF INSURER.Printed as Section 643.103
- Tex. Transp. Code § 643.252ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS.Printed as Section 643.103(b)
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