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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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TRANSPORTATION CODE |
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Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Subtitle D. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY |
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Chapter 601. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT |
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Subchapter C. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; REQUIREMENTS |
Sec. 601.052. EXCEPTIONS TO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENT
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(a) Section 601.051 does not apply to:
(1) the operation of a motor vehicle that:
(A) is a former military vehicle or is at least 25 years old;
(B) is used only for exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest and not for regular transportation; and
(C) for which the owner files with the department an affidavit, signed by the owner, stating that the vehicle is a collector's item and used only as described by Paragraph (B);
(2) the operation of a golf cart that is operated only as authorized by Section 551.403; or
(3) a volunteer fire department for the operation of a motor vehicle the title of which is held in the name of a volunteer fire department.
(b) Subsection (a)(3) does not exempt from the requirement of Section 601.051 a person who is operating a vehicle described by that subsection.
(c) In this section:
(1) "Former military vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 504.502(i).
(2) "Volunteer fire department" means a company, department, or association that is:
(A) organized in an unincorporated area to answer fire alarms and extinguish fires or to answer fire alarms, extinguish fires, and provide emergency medical services; and
(B) composed of members who:
(i) do not receive compensation; or
(ii) receive only nominal compensation.