Failure to Maintain Insurance Citations, Tickets

What is it? Failure to Maintain Insurance, also called failing to have Financial Liability Responsibility Ticket, is where an individual drives a car without possessing liability car insurance.

What makes it illegal?  The Texas Transportation Code 601.051. REQUIREMENT OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY indicates a person commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle in Texas without financial responsibility established for that vehicle.

What are the Punishments? An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor and may include hefty surcharges, fines, and cause a suspended driver's license.

Common Criminal Cases Involving Failure to Maintain Insurance Arrests: The most common Failure to Maintain Insurance cases and Failure to Maintain Insurance arrests involve lapses in insurance or failure to purchase expensive SR22 insurance following a DWI.

TEXAS PENAL CODE, TITLE 7.  601.051. REQUIREMENT OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

601.051. REQUIREMENT OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. A person may not operate a motor vehicle in this state unless financial responsibility is established for that vehicle through: (1) a motor vehicle liability insurance policy that complies with Subchapter D;  (2) a surety bond filed under Section 601.121;  (3) a deposit under Section 601.122;  (4) a deposit under Section 601.123; or  (5) self-insurance under Section 601.124.

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