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Tex. Transp. Code § 521.458

PERMITTING UNAUTHORIZED PERSON TO DRIVE

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Magee v. G & H TOWING CO. (2010)

Most recently applied in Magee v. G & H TOWING CO. (January 2010)

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A person may not knowingly permit or cause the person's child or ward who is under 18 years of age to operate a motor vehicle on a highway in violation of this chapter.

(b) A person may not authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by or under the control of the person to be operated on a highway by any person in violation of this chapter.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.