Tex. Transp. Code Section 686.006
Operation of Motor Vehicle in Violation of Financial Responsibility Requirement; Offense

(a)

A person commits an offense if the person, while in the course and scope of the person’s employment with a valet parking service, operates a motor vehicle of a patron of the service without the financial responsibility required by this chapter.

(b)

Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $175 or more than $350.

(c)

If a person has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $350 or more than $1,000.

(d)

If the court determines that a person who has not been previously convicted of an offense under this section is economically unable to pay the fine, the court may reduce the fine to not less than $175.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 23.002, eff. March 1, 2004.

Source: Section 686.006 — Operation of Motor Vehicle in Violation of Financial Responsibility Requirement; Offense, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­686.­htm#686.­006 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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