Transportation Code § 601.195

Sec. 601.195. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) is required to establish financial responsibility under Subchapter F or K; (2) does not maintain evidence of financial responsibility; and (3) during the period evidence of financial responsibility must be maintained: (A) operates on a highway a motor vehicle owned by the person; or (B) knowingly permits another person, who is not otherwise permitted to operate a vehicle under this chapter, to operate on a highway a motor vehicle owned by the person. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by: (1) a fine not to exceed $500; (2) confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed six months; or (3) both the fine and the confinement. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. SUBCHAPTER H. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE