{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-601.194","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 601.194","heading":"DEFENSE: POSSESSION OF MOTOR VEHICLE FOR MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR.","body":"It is a defense to prosecution of an offense under Section 601.191 that the motor vehicle operated by the person charged:\n(1) was in the possession of that person for the sole purpose of maintenance or repair; and\n(2) was not owned in whole or in part by that person.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE D. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY","CHAPTER 601. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT","SUBCHAPTER G. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE OR OTHERWISE ESTABLISH FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; CRIMINAL PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.601.htm#601.194","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"9c1027e16592d91e2bf962bb37ca8e79c52479881795eb0c92d94df0615931dd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-601.193","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-601.195"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}