Texas Transportation Code

§ 601.162 — DURATION OF SUSPENSION

TN § 601.162Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part D. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY · Ch. 601. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT · Art. F. SECURITY FOLLOWING COLLISION

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(a)The suspension of a driver's license, vehicle registration, or nonresident's operating privilege under this subchapter remains in effect, the license, registration, or privilege may not be renewed, and a license or vehicle registration may not be issued to the holder of the suspended license, registration, or privilege, until:

(1)the date the person, or a person acting on the person's behalf, deposits security and files evidence of financial responsibility under Section 601.153;

(2)the second anniversary of the date of the collision, if evidence satisfactory to the department is filed with the department that, during the two-year period, an action for damages arising out of the collision has not been instituted; or

(3)the date evidence satisfactory to the department is filed with the department of:

(A)a release from liability for claims arising out of the collision;

(B)a final adjudication that the person is not liable for claims arising out of the collision; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 20.005, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 79, eff. September 1, 2023.