81R25221 JD-F
By: Mallory Caraway H.B. No. 1054
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1054:
By: Mallory Caraway C.S.H.B. No. 1054
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the enforcement of the motor vehicle safety
responsibility law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 601.053, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A document listed in Subsection (a) is sufficient
evidence that financial responsibility is established for a vehicle
if the document:
(1) identifies the operator of the vehicle as an
insured or as covered by the surety bond, deposit, or certificate of
self-insurance, regardless of whether the document identifies the
vehicle by make or model; or
(2) identifies the vehicle by make and model and as a
covered vehicle, regardless of whether the document identifies the
operator of the vehicle by name, provided that the document does not
specifically exclude the operator by name or age.
SECTION 2. Section 601.195, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A motor vehicle that is operated in violation of
Subsection (a) may not be impounded by, or at the order of, a peace
officer solely because of that violation.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.