Texas Transportation Code 601.005 – Evidence in Civil Suit
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Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 601.005
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
A person at a trial for damages may not refer to or offer as evidence of the negligence or due care of a party:
(1) an action taken by the department under this chapter;
(2) the findings on which that action is based; or
(3) the security or evidence of financial responsibility filed under this chapter.