Tex. Transp. Code Section 502.357
Financial Responsibility Programs


(a)

In addition to other fees imposed for registration of a motor vehicle, at the time of application for registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle for which the owner is required to submit evidence of financial responsibility under Section 502.046 (Evidence of Financial Responsibility), the applicant shall pay a fee of $1. In addition to other fees imposed for registration of a motor vehicle, at the time of application for registration of a motor vehicle that is subject to Section 501.0234 (Duty of Vehicle Dealer on Sale of Certain Vehicles), the applicant shall pay a fee of $1. Fees collected under this section shall be remitted weekly to the department.

(b)

Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund except that the comptroller shall provide for a portion of the fees to be deposited first to the credit of a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund to be known as the TexasSure Fund in a total amount that is necessary to cover the total amount appropriated to the Texas Department of Insurance from that fund and for the remaining fees to be deposited to the state highway fund. Subject to appropriations, the money deposited to the credit of the state highway fund under this section may be used by the Department of Public Safety to:

(1)

support the Department of Public Safety’s reengineering of the driver’s license system to provide for the issuance by the Department of Public Safety of a driver’s license or personal identification certificate, to include use of image comparison technology; and

(2)

make lease payments to the master lease purchase program for the financing of the driver’s license reengineering project.

(c)

Subject to appropriation, fees collected under this section may be used by the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Insurance, the Department of Information Resources, and the department to carry out Subchapter N (Definition), Chapter 601 (Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act).

(d)

The Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Insurance, the Department of Information Resources, and the department shall jointly adopt rules and develop forms necessary to administer this section.
Reenacted, transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.1715 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 131, eff. January 1, 2012.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 987 (H.B. 6), Sec. 19(a), eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2048), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 502.357 — Financial Responsibility Programs, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­502.­htm#502.­357 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

502.001
Definitions
502.003
Registration by Political Subdivision Prohibited
502.004
Information on Alternatively Fueled Vehicles
502.005
Registration of Autocycle
502.010
County Scofflaw
502.011
Refusal to Register Vehicle for Nonpayment of Toll or Administrative Fee
502.012
Notice Regarding Whether Certain Trailers Are Subject to Inspection
502.0021
Rules and Forms
502.0023
Extended Registration of Commercial Fleet Vehicles
502.0024
Extended Registration of Certain Vehicles Not Subject to Inspection
502.0025
Extended Registration of Certain County Fleet Vehicles
502.0026
Extended Registration of Certain Rental Vehicles
502.040
Registration Required
502.041
Initial Registration
502.042
Title Required for Registration
502.043
Application for Registration and Certain Permits
502.044
Registration Period
502.045
Delinquent Registration
502.046
Evidence of Financial Responsibility
502.047
Registration-based Enforcement of Motor Vehicle Inspection Requirements
502.048
Refusal to Register Unsafe Vehicle
502.055
Determination of Weight and Seating Capacity
502.056
Disputed Classification of Vehicle
502.057
Registration Receipt
502.058
Duplicate Registration Receipt
502.059
Issuance of Registration Insignia
502.060
Replacement of Registration Insignia
502.061
Registration by Owner with Condition that Impedes Effective Communication
502.090
Effect of Certain Military Service on Registration Requirement
502.091
International Registration Plan
502.092
Nonresident-owned Vehicles Used to Transport Farm Products
502.093
Annual Permits
502.140
Certain Off-highway Vehicles
502.141
Off-highway Former Military Vehicles
502.142
Manufactured Housing
502.143
Other Vehicles
502.144
Vehicles Operated on Public Highway Separating Real Property Under Vehicle Owner’s Control
502.145
Vehicles Operated by Certain Nonresidents
502.146
Certain Farm Vehicles and Drilling and Construction Equipment
502.156
Statement Required for Rebuilt Vehicles
502.168
Fee: Motor Bus
502.189
Donor Registry Information
502.190
Schedule of Registration Fees
502.191
Collection of Fees
502.192
Transfer Fee
502.193
Payment by Check Drawn Against Insufficient Funds
502.194
Credit for Registration Fee Paid on Motor Vehicle Subsequently Destroyed
502.195
Refund of Overcharged Registration Fee
502.196
Deposit of Registration Fees in State Highway Fund
502.197
Registration by Mail or Electronic Means
502.198
Disposition of Fees Generally
502.199
Electronic Funds Transfer
502.00211
Design of Registration Insignia
502.251
Fee: Motorcycle or Moped
502.254
Fee: Trailer, Travel Trailer, or Semitrailer
502.255
Truck-tractor or Commercial Motor Vehicle Combination Fee
502.256
Fee: Road Tractor
502.356
Automated Registration and Titling System
502.357
Financial Responsibility Programs
502.358
Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Surcharge
502.359
Additional Fee for Certain Vehicles Using Diesel Motor
502.360
Additional Fee for Electric Vehicles
502.401
Optional County Fee for Road and Bridge Fund
502.402
Optional County Fee for Transportation Projects
502.403
Optional County Fee for Child Safety
502.404
Voluntary Assessment for Texas Agricultural Finance Authority
502.405
Voluntary Contribution to Donor Registry
502.407
Operation of Vehicle with Expired License Plate
502.410
Falsification or Forgery
502.411
Bribery of County Officer or Agent
502.412
Operation of Vehicle at Weight Greater than Stated in Registration Application
502.413
Voluntary Contribution to Special Olympics Texas Fund
502.414
Voluntary Contribution for Evidence Testing Grant Program
502.415
Voluntary Contribution to Ending Homelessness Fund
502.416
Voluntary Contribution for Trafficked Persons Program Account
502.431
Fee: Motor Vehicle Used Exclusively to Transport and Spread Fertilizer
502.432
Vehicle Transporting Seasonal Agricultural Products
502.433
Fee: Commercial Farm Motor Vehicle
502.434
Farm Vehicles: Excess Weight
502.0435
Online Registration Renewal
502.435
Certain Soil Conservation Equipment
502.451
Exempt Vehicles
502.452
Limitation on Issuance of Exempt License Plates
502.454
Vehicles Used by Nonprofit Disaster Relief Organizations
502.455
Trailers and Semitrailers Owned by Religious Organizations
502.456
Emergency Services Vehicles
502.457
Persons on Active Duty in Armed Forces of United States
502.458
Vehicles Used by Nonprofit Food Banks
502.471
General Penalty
502.472
Operation of Vehicle Under Improper Registration
502.473
Operation of Vehicle Without Registration Insignia
502.474
Operation of One-trip Permit Vehicle
502.475
Wrong, Fictitious, Altered, or Obscured Insignia
502.476
Annual Permits
502.477
Nonresident-owned Vehicles Used to Transport Agricultural Product
502.478
Commercial Motor Vehicle Used Primarily for Agricultural Purposes
502.479
Seasonal Agricultural Vehicle
502.480
Violation by County Assessor-collector
502.491
Transfer of Vehicle Registration
502.492
Temporary Transit Permit for a Vehicle Purchased
502.1515
Outsourcing Production of Renewal Notices
502.1746
Voluntary Contribution to Veterans’ Assistance Fund
502.1747
Voluntary Contribution to Parks and Wildlife Department
502.1748
Disposition of Certain Voluntary Contributions
502.1911
Registration Processing and Handling Fee
502.1931
Disputed Payment by Credit Card or Debit Card
502.1983
Deposit of Fees in Interest-bearing Account
502.1984
Interest on Fees
502.1985
Use of Registration Fees Retained by County
502.1986
Contingent Provision for Distribution of Fees Between State and Counties
502.4755
Deceptively Similar Insignia

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 502.357’s source at texas​.gov