Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Evidence of financial responsibility.
Owners and/or operators of motor vehicles are required to furnish information
concerning evidence of financial responsibility upon request to a law
enforcement officer. This department's policy will be to accept the following
as evidence of financial responsibility:
(1)
liability insurance policy in at least the minimum amounts required by the
Safety Responsibility Act that covers the vehicle;
(2) standard proof of liability insurance
form promulgated by the Texas Department of Insurance and issued by a liability
insurer that includes:
(B) insurance policy
number;
(D) name and address of
each insured;
(E) policy limits or
a statement that the coverage complies with at least the minimum amounts
required by the Safety Responsibility Act; and
(F) make and model of each covered
vehicle;
(3) certificate
issued by the Department of Public Safety that shows the vehicle is covered by
self-insurance;
(4) certificate
issued by the state comptroller that shows that the owner of the vehicle has on
deposit with the comptroller money or securities in at least the amount
required by the Safety Responsibility Act;
(5) Texas Department of Transportation
carrier registration certificates (cab cards), including:
(A) commercial motor vehicle registration
certificates;
(B) motor vehicles
registered under the Single State Registration System;
(C) temporary registration of international
motor carriers (insurance stamp);
(D) household goods carrier registration
certificates; or
(E) tow truck
registration certificates;
(6) certificate issued by the Department of
Public Safety that shows that the vehicle is a vehicle for which a bond is on
file with the Department of Public Safety as provided by the Safety
Responsibility Act;
(7) copy of a
certificate issued by the county judge of a county in which the vehicle is
registered that shows that the owner of the vehicle has on deposit with the
county judge cash or a cashier's check in at least the amount required by the
Safety Responsibility Act;
(8)
copies of the aforementioned documents; and
(9) other evidence such as an insurance
binder which confirms to the satisfaction of the officer that the owner and/or
driver is in compliance with the Safety Responsibility Act.
(b) Enforcement policy.
Commissioned members of this department shall request an owner and/or operator
of a motor vehicle upon a public highway to furnish information concerning
evidence of financial responsibility when practical in all traffic stops or
investigations of motor vehicle traffic crashes. Enforcement action will be
initiated in accordance with established guidelines.