Texas Transportation Code 543.202 – Form of Record
(a) In this section, “race or ethnicity” means the following categories:
(1) Alaska native or American Indian;
(2) Asian or Pacific Islander;
(3) black;
(4) white; and
(5) Hispanic or Latino.
Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2025
(b) The record must be made on a form or by a data processing method acceptable to the department and must include:
(1) the name, address, physical description, including race or ethnicity, date of birth, and driver’s license number of the person charged;
(2) the registration number of the vehicle involved;
(3) whether the vehicle was a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Chapter 522 or was involved in transporting hazardous materials;
(4) the person’s social security number, if the person was operating a commercial motor vehicle or was the holder of a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit;
(5) the date and nature of the offense, including whether the offense was a serious traffic violation as defined by Chapter 522;
(6) whether a search of the vehicle was conducted and whether consent for the search was obtained;
(7) the plea, the judgment, whether the individual was adjudicated under Article 45.0511, Code of Criminal Procedure, and whether bail was forfeited;
(8) the date of conviction; and
(9) the amount of the fine or forfeiture.
Text of subsection effective on January 01, 2025
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 543.202
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
(b) The record must be made on a form or by a data processing method acceptable to the department and must include:
(1) the name, address, physical description, including race or ethnicity, date of birth, and driver’s license number of the person charged;
(2) the registration number of the vehicle involved;
(3) whether the vehicle was a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Chapter 522 or was involved in transporting hazardous materials;
(4) the person’s social security number, if the person was operating a commercial motor vehicle or was the holder of a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit;
(5) the date and nature of the offense, including whether the offense was a serious traffic violation as defined by Chapter 522;
(6) whether a search of the vehicle was conducted and whether consent for the search was obtained;
(7) the plea, the judgment, whether the individual was adjudicated under Subchapter H, Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure, and whether bail was forfeited;
(8) the date of conviction; and
(9) the amount of the fine or forfeiture.