Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 702.001

  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

In this chapter:
(1) “Department” means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
(2) “Registration” of a motor vehicle includes a renewal of the registration of that vehicle.
(3) “Traffic law” means a statute or ordinance, a violation of which is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200, that regulates, on a street, road, or highway of this state:
(A) the conduct or condition of a person while operating a motor vehicle; or
(B) the condition of a motor vehicle being operated.