DEFENSE: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN EFFECT AT TIME OF ALLEGED OFFENSE
Known as the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act
The act spans §§ 601.001 to 601.455 (104 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case William Adrian Roberts v. State (2014)
Most recently applied in William Adrian Roberts v. State (September 2014)
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff
(a) It is a defense to prosecution under Section 601.191 or 601.195 that the person charged produces to the court one of the documents listed in Section 601.053(a) that was valid at the time that the offense is alleged to have occurred.
(b) After the court verifies a document produced under Subsection (a), the court shall dismiss the charge.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.