Texas Transportation Code 601.331 – Report of Unsatisfied Judgment or Conviction, Plea, or Forfeiture of Bail; Nonresident
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(a) If a person does not satisfy a judgment before the 61st day after the date of the judgment, the clerk of the court, on the written request of a judgment creditor or a judgment creditor’s attorney, immediately shall send a certified copy of the judgment to the department.
(b) The clerk of the court immediately shall send to the department a certified copy of the action of the court in relation to:
(1) a conviction for a violation of a motor vehicle law; or
(2) a guilty plea or forfeiture of bail by a person charged with violation of a motor vehicle law.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 601.331
- 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.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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
- 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.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A certified copy sent to the department under Subsection (b) is prima facie evidence of the conviction, plea, forfeiture, or other action.
(d) If the court does not have a clerk, the judge of the court shall send the certified copy required by this section.
(e) If the defendant named in a judgment reported to the department is a nonresident, the department shall send a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of issuing driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations of the state, province of Canada, or state of Mexico in which the defendant resides.