| What You Need To Know About Texas SR22 Insurance Requirements |
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| Written by Jack Bennington |
| Monday, 06 September 2010 11:56 |
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The Texas SR22 insurance requirements are needed by those who the state wants to keep track of as far as auto insurance. To make sure certain individuals are properly covered and financially responsible regarding insurance. This would be court ordered for no less than two years. This is usually from the date of the order.
The Texas SR22 insurance requirements are needed by those who the state wants to keep track of as far as auto insurance. To make sure certain individuals are properly covered and financially responsible regarding insurance. This would be court ordered for no less than two years. This is usually from the date of the order. The SR22 is usually ordered after a traffic law has been broken. It may be requested of those who have a DUI, too many tickets, too many traffic violations, serious moving violations or have been in an accident and did not have insurance at the time of the accident. A license that has been suspended or revoked can be cause for a SR22 to be required. SR22 is a form filed by your auto insurance company. It goes to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The state of Texas is kept informed by your insurance company as to what the state of your policy. It must be kept current at all times. If a drivers insurance policy is canceled, terminated or lapsed the Texas DPS is informed. All auto insurance companies will not offer SR22 documentation. It may be necessary to find a new company. First step is to inform your current company and they will let you know if they provide this service. It is possible your rates will increase. Just as with any auto insurance you will need to shop around for the best rates. Not owning a vehicle does not excuse the requirement for SR22. You will need to ask for a non owner SR22 policy. The certificate is normally filed by the insurance company directly to the state. It is only able to be issued by the company. Giving DPS proof of insurance will not satisfy the requirements. The policy must be one specifically for SR22 and be able to process what is needed by the state. This policy must be kept active for a two year minimum. This can be longer depending on the violation and the order. Even if you move to a new state you must maintain the same type of insurance still reporting to Texas until the end of the two year minimum. If you move into the state you will not be required to have this type of insurance. The state the violation was committed determines if you will need SR22 or not. The penalty for allowing the policy to become terminated, canceled or lapsed is that the vehicle tags, registration and driver's license will be suspended. It will remain so until new insurance is in place. If you are pulled over, having the insurance card will not help as the system will be checked and that will decide if your insurance is in compliance or not. To be in compliance with the Texas SR22 insurance requirements you must first inform your insurance company. A current mailing address needs to be kept on file at the DPS and your policy has to be current at all times or a suspension is inevitable. Under no circumstances should you drive until you have the SR22 policy and even if you do not own a vehicle you will still need to insured. DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice. An SR22 filing against you means that there is cause to demand that you maintain financial responsibility for the vehicles you drive. With SR22 insurance, the insurer notifies the state if your policy lapses. |