Texas Transportation Code 601.339 – Evidence of Financial Responsibility Following Conviction, Plea, or Forfeiture
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department may not issue a driver’s license to a person who does not hold a driver’s license and who:
(1) enters a plea of guilty to an offense or is convicted by a final order or a judgment that:
(A) requires the suspension or revocation of a driver’s license;
(B) is imposed for operating a motor vehicle on a highway without a driver’s license; or
(C) is imposed for operating an unregistered motor vehicle on a highway; or
(2) forfeits bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial for an offense described by Subdivision (1).
(b) Except as described by Subsection (c), a motor vehicle may not be registered in the name of a person described by Subsection (a).
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 601.339
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), a driver’s license may be issued or a motor vehicle may be registered if the person files and maintains evidence of financial responsibility with the department.