Sec. 601.083. CERTIFICATE OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE. (a) A person may provide evidence of financial responsibility by filing with the department the certificate of an insurance company authorized to write motor vehicle liability insurance in this state certifying that a motor vehicle liability insurance policy for the benefit of the person required to provide evidence of financial responsibility is in effect.
(b) The certificate must state the effective date of the policy, which must be the same date as the effective date of the certificate.
(c) The certificate must cover each motor vehicle owned by the person required to provide the evidence of financial responsibility, unless the policy is issued to a person who does not own a motor vehicle.
(d) A motor vehicle may not be registered in the name of a person required to provide evidence of financial responsibility unless the vehicle is covered by a certificate.
(e) If a person files a certificate of insurance to establish financial responsibility under Section 601.153, the certificate must state that the requirements of Section 601.153(b) are satisfied.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility
Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act
Subchapter D. Establishment of Financial Responsibility Through Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance
Section 601.071. Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance; Requirements
Section 601.072. Minimum Coverage Amounts; Exclusions
Section 601.073. Required Policy Terms
Section 601.074. Optional Terms
Section 601.075. Prohibited Terms
Section 601.076. Required Terms: Owner's Policy
Section 601.077. Required Terms: Operator's Policy
Section 601.078. Additional Coverage
Section 601.079. Multiple Policies
Section 601.080. Insurance Binder
Section 601.081. Standard Proof of Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Form
Section 601.082. Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance; Certification
Section 601.083. Certificate of Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance
Section 601.084. Nonresident Certificate
Section 601.085. Termination of Certified Policy
Section 601.086. Response of Insurance Company if Policy Not in Effect