Sec. 601.155. NOTICE OF DETERMINATION. (a) The department shall notify the affected person of a determination made under Section 601.154 by:
(1) personal service;
(2) first class mail; or
(3) e-mail if the person has provided an e-mail address to the department and has elected to receive notice electronically.
(b) The notice must state that:
(1) the person's driver's license and vehicle registration or the person's nonresident's operating privilege will be suspended unless the person, not later than the 20th day after the date the notice was personally served or sent, establishes that:
(A) this subchapter does not apply to the person, and the person has previously provided this information to the department; or
(B) there is no reasonable probability that a judgment will be rendered against the person as a result of the accident; and
(2) the person is entitled to a hearing under this subchapter if a written request for a hearing is delivered or mailed to the department not later than the 20th day after the date the notice was personally served or sent.
(c) Notice under this section that is mailed by first class mail must be mailed to the person's last known address, as shown by the department's records.
(d) For purposes of this section, notice is presumed to be received if the notice was sent to the person's last known address or e-mail address, as shown by the department's records.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1395, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility
Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act
Subchapter F. Security Following Accident
Section 601.151. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 601.152. Suspension of Driver's License and Vehicle Registration or Privilege
Section 601.153. Deposit of Security; Evidence of Financial Responsibility
Section 601.154. Department Determination of Probability of Liability
Section 601.155. Notice of Determination
Section 601.156. Setting of Hearing
Section 601.157. Hearing Procedures
Section 601.159. Procedures for Suspension of Driver's License and Vehicle Registration or Privilege
Section 601.160. Suspension Stayed Pending Hearing or Appeal
Section 601.161. Notice of Suspension
Section 601.162. Duration of Suspension
Section 601.163. Form of Security
Section 601.164. Reduction in Security
Section 601.165. Custody of Cash Security
Section 601.166. Payment of Cash Security
Section 601.167. Return of Cash Security
Section 601.168. Insurance Policy or Bond; Limits
Section 601.169. Reasonable Probability Not Admissible in Civil Suit