{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-601.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 601.005","heading":"EVIDENCE IN CIVIL SUIT.","body":"A person at a trial for damages may not refer to or offer as evidence of the negligence or due care of a party:\n(1) an action taken by the department under this chapter;\n(2) the findings on which that action is based; or\n(3) the security or evidence of financial responsibility filed under this chapter.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE D. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY","CHAPTER 601. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.601.htm#601.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"64f2e9d9dbb271e06226733548029b6058416e33278760edaf96378c7c461d7d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-601.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-601.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}