Personal Injury Related Statutes

• Code of Federal Regulations
  • Title 49 Transportation
    • Subtitle B Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
      • Chapter III Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
        • Subchapter B Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
          • 383.1 Purpose and scope.
          • 383.3 Applicability.
          • 383.5 Definitions.
          • 383.7 Validity of CDL issued by decertified State.
          • 383.21 Number of drivers' licenses.
          • 383.23 Commercial driver's license.
          • 383.25 Commercial learner's permit (CLP).
          • 383.31 Notification of convictions for driver violations.
          • 383.33 Notification of driver's license suspensions.
          • 383.35 Notification of previous employment.
          • 383.37 Employer responsibilities.
          • 383.51 Disqualification of drivers.
          • 383.52 Disqualification of drivers determined to constitute an imminent hazard.
          • 383.53 Penalties.
          • 383.71 Driver application and certification procedures.
          • 383.72 Implied consent to alcohol testing.
          • 383.73 State procedures.
          • 383.75 Third party testing.
          • 383.77 Substitute for driving skills tests for drivers with military CMV experience.
          • 383.79 Skills testing of out-of
          • 383.91 Commercial motor vehicle groups.
          • 383.93 Endorsements.
          • 383.95 Restrictions.
          • 383.110 General requirement.
          • 383.111 Required knowledge.
          • 383.113 Required skills
          • 383.115 Requirements for double/triple trailers endorsement.
          • 383.117 Requirements for passenger endorsement.
          • 383.119 Requirements for tank vehicle endorsement.
          • 383.121 Requirements for hazardous materials endorsement.
          • 383.123 Requirements for a school bus endorsement.
          • 383.131 Test manuals.
          • 383.133 Test methods.
          • 383.135 Passing knowledge and skills tests.
          • 383.141 General.
          • 383.151 General.
          • 383.153 Information on the CLP and CDL documents and applications.
          • 383.155 Tamperproofing requirements.
          • 384.101 Purpose and scope.
          • 384.103 Applicability.
          • 384.105 Definitions.
          • 384.107 Matter incorporated by reference.
          • 384.201 Testing program.
          • 384.202 Test standards.
          • 384.203 Driving while under the influence.
          • 384.204 CLP or CDL issuance and information.
          • 384.205 CDLIS information.
          • 384.206 State record checks.
          • 384.207 Notification of licensing.
          • 384.208 Notification of disqualification.
          • 384.209 Notification of traffic violations.
          • 384.210 Limitation on licensing.
          • 384.211 Surrender of old licenses.
          • 384.212 Domicile requirement.
          • 384.213 State penalties for drivers of CMVs.
          • 384.214 Reciprocity.
          • 384.215 First offenses.
          • 384.216 Second offenses.
          • 384.217 Drug offenses.
          • 384.218 Second serious traffic violation.
          • 384.219 Third serious traffic violation.
          • 384.220 Problem Driver Pointer System information.
          • 384.221 Out-of-service regulations (intoxicating beverage).
          • 384.222 Violation of out-of-service orders.
          • 384.223 Railroad-highway grade crossing violation.
          • 384.224 Noncommercial motor vehicle violations.
          • 384.225 CDLIS driver recordkeeping.
          • 384.226 Prohibition on masking convictions.
          • 384.227 Record of digital image or photograph.
          • 384.228 Examiner training and record checks.
          • 384.229 Skills test examiner auditing and monitoring.
          • 384.230 [Reserved]
          • 384.231 Satisfaction of State disqualification requirement.
          • 384.232 Required timing of record checks.
          • 384.233 Background records checks.
          • 384.234 Driver medical certification recordkeeping.
          • 384.301 Substantial compliance-general requirements.
          • 384.305 State certifications for Federal fiscal years after FY 1994.
          • 384.307 FMCSA program reviews of State compliance.
          • 384.309 Results of compliance determination.
          • 384.401 Withholding of funds based on noncompliance.
          • 384.403 Availability of funds withheld for noncompliance.
          • 384.405 Decertification of State CDL program.
          • 384.407 Emergency CDL grants.
          • 385.1 Purpose and scope.
          • 385.3 Definitions and acronyms.
          • 385.4 Matter incorporated by reference.
          • 385.5 Safety fitness standard.
          • 385.7 Factors to be considered in determining a safety rating.
          • 385.9 Determination of a safety rating.
          • 385.11 Notification of safety rating and safety fitness determination.
          • 385.13 Unsatisfactory rated motor carriers; prohibition on transportation; ineligibility for Federal contracts.
          • 385.14 Motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders delinquent in paying civil penalties: prohibition on transportation.
          • 385.15 Administrative review.
          • 385.17 Change to safety rating based upon corrective actions.
          • 385.19 Safety fitness information.
          • 385.101 Definitions.
          • 385.103 Safety monitoring system.
          • 385.105 Expedited action.
          • 385.107 The safety audit.
          • 385.109 The compliance review.
          • 385.111 Suspension and revocation of Mexico-domiciled carrier registration.
          • 385.113 Administrative review.
          • 385.115 Reapplying for provisional registration.
          • 385.117 Duration of safety monitoring system.
          • 385.119 Applicability of safety fitness and enforcement procedures.
          • 385.201 Who is qualified to perform a review of a motor carrier or an intermodal equipment provider?
          • 385.203 What are the requirements to obtain and maintain certification?
          • 385.205 How can a person who has lost his or her certification be re-certified?
          • 385.301 What is a motor carrier required to do before beginning interstate operations?
          • 385.303 How does a motor carrier register with the FMCSA?
          • 385.305 What happens after the FMCSA receives a request for new entrant registration?
          • 385.306 What are the consequences of furnishing misleading information or making a false statement in connection with the registration process?
          • 385.307 What happens after a motor carrier begins operations as a new entrant?
          • 385.308 What may cause an expedited action?
          • 385.309 What is the purpose of the safety audit?
          • 385.311 What will the safety audit consist of?
          • 385.313 Who will conduct the safety audit?
          • 385.315 Where will the safety audit be conducted?
          • 385.317 Will a safety audit result in a safety fitness determination by the FMCSA?
          • 385.319 What happens after completion of the safety audit?
          • 385.321 What failures of safety management practices disclosed by the safety audit will result in a notice to a new entrant that its USDOT new entrant registration will be revoked?
          • 385.323 May FMCSA extend the period under
          • 385.325 What happens after a new entrant has been notified under
          • 385.327 May a new entrant request an administrative review of a determination of a failed safety audit?
          • 385.329 May a new entrant that has had its USDOT new entrant registration revoked and its operations placed out of service reapply?
          • 385.331 What happens if a new entrant operates a CMV after having been issued an order placing its interstate operations out of service?
          • 385.333 What happens at the end of the 18-month safety monitoring period?
          • 385.335 If the FMCSA conducts a compliance review on a new entrant, will the new entrant also be subject to a safety audit?
          • 385.337 What happens if a new entrant refuses to permit a safety audit to be performed on its operations?
          • 385.401 What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?
          • 385.402 What definitions are used in this subpart?
          • 385.403 Who must hold a safety permit?
          • 385.405 How does a motor carrier apply for a safety permit?
          • 385.407 What conditions must a motor carrier satisfy for FMCSA to issue a safety permit?
          • 385.409 When may a temporary safety permit be issued to a motor carrier?
          • 385.411 Must a motor carrier obtain a safety permit if it has a State permit?
          • 385.413 What happens if a motor carrier receives a proposed safety rating that is less than Satisfactory?
          • 385.415 What operational requirements apply to the transportation of a hazardous material for which a permit is required?
          • 385.417 Is a motor carrier's safety permit number available to others?
          • 385.419 How long is a safety permit effective?
          • 385.421 Under what circumstances will a safety permit be subject to revocation or suspension by FMCSA?
          • 385.423 Does a motor carrier have a right to an administrative review of a denial, suspension, or revocation of a safety permit?
          • 385.501 Roadability review
          • 385.503 Results of roadability review.
          • 385.601 Scope of rules.
          • 385.603 Application.
          • 385.605 New entrant registration driver's license and drug and alcohol testing requirements.
          • 385.607 FMCSA action on the application.
          • 385.609 Requirement to notify FMCSA of change in applicant information.
          • 385.701 Definitions.
          • 385.703 Safety monitoring system.
          • 385.705 Expedited action.
          • 385.707 The compliance review.
          • 385.709 Suspension and revocation of non-North America-domiciled carrier registration.
          • 385.711 Administrative review.
          • 385.713 Reapplying for new entrant registration.
          • 385.715 Duration of safety monitoring system.
          • 385.717 Applicability of safety fitness and enforcement procedures.
          • 385.801 Purpose and scope.
          • 385.803 Definitions and acronyms.
          • 385.805 Events triggering issuance of remedial directive and proposed determination of unfitness.
          • 385.807 Notice and issuance of remedial directive.
          • 385.811 Proof of compliance with remedial directive.
          • 385.813 Issuance and conditional rescission of proposed unfitness determination.
          • 385.815 Exemption for AOBRD users.
          • 385.817 Administrative review.
          • 385.819 Effect of failure to comply with remedial directive.
          • 386.1 Scope of the rules in this part.
          • 386.2 Definitions.
          • 386.3 Separation of functions.
          • 386.4 Appearances and rights of parties.
          • 386.5 Form of filings and extensions of time.
          • 386.6 Service.
          • 386.7 Filing of documents.
          • 386.8 Computation of time.
          • 386.11 Commencement of proceedings.
          • 386.12 Complaint.
          • 386.13 Petitions to review and request for hearing: Driver qualification proceedings.
          • 386.14 Reply.
          • 386.16 Action on replies to the Notice of Claim.
          • 386.17 Intervention.
          • 386.18 Payment of the claim.
          • 386.22 Settlement agreements and their contents.
          • 386.31 Official notice.
          • 386.34 Motions.
          • 386.35 Motions to dismiss and Motions for a more definite statement.
          • 386.36 Motions for final agency order.
          • 386.37 Discovery.
          • 386.38 Scope of discovery.
          • 386.39 Protective orders.
          • 386.40 Supplementation of responses.
          • 386.41 Stipulations regarding discovery.
          • 386.42 Written interrogatories to parties.
          • 386.43 Production of documents and other evidence; entry upon land for inspection and other purposes; and physical and mental examination.
          • 386.44 Request for admissions.
          • 386.45 Motion to compel discovery.
          • 386.46 Depositions.
          • 386.47 Use of deposition at hearings.
          • 386.48 Medical records and physicians' reports.
          • 386.49 Form of written evidence.
          • 386.51 Amendment and withdrawal of pleadings.
          • 386.52 Appeals from interlocutory rulings.
          • 386.53 Subpoenas, witness fees.
          • 386.54 Administrative Law Judge.
          • 386.55 Prehearing conferences.
          • 386.56 Hearings.
          • 386.57 Proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law.
          • 386.58 Burden of proof.
          • 386.61 Decision.
          • 386.62 Review of administrative law judge's decision.
          • 386.63 Decision on review.
          • 386.64 Reconsideration.
          • 386.65 Failure to comply with final order.
          • 386.66 Motions for rehearing or for modification.
          • 386.67 Judicial review.
          • 386.71 Injunctions.
          • 386.72 Imminent hazard.
          • 386.81 General.
          • 386.82 Civil penalties for violations of notices and orders.
          • 386.83 Sanction for failure to pay civil penalties or abide by payment plan; operation in interstate commerce prohibited.
          • 386.84 Sanction for failure to pay civil penalties or abide by payment plan; suspension or revocation of registration.
          • 387.1 Purpose and scope.
          • 387.3 Applicability.
          • 387.5 Definitions.
          • 387.7 Financial responsibility required.
          • 387.9 Financial responsibility, minimum levels.
          • 387.11 State authority and designation of agent.
          • 387.13 Fiduciaries.
          • 387.15 Forms.
          • 387.17 Violation and penalty.
          • 387.25 Purpose and scope.
          • 387.27 Applicability.
          • 387.29 Definitions.
          • 387.31 Financial responsibility required.
          • 387.33 Financial responsibility, minimum levels.
          • 387.35 State authority and designation of agent.
          • 387.37 Fiduciaries.
          • 387.39 Forms.
          • 387.41 Violation and penalty.
          • 387.301 Surety bond, certificate of insurance, or other securities.
          • 387.303 Security for the protection of the public: Minimum limits.
          • 387.305 Combination vehicles.
          • 387.307 Property broker surety bond or trust fund.
          • 387.309 Qualifications as a self-insurer and other securities or agreements.
          • 387.311 Bonds and certificates of insurance.
          • 387.313 Forms and procedures.
          • 387.315 Insurance and surety companies.
          • 387.317 Refusal to accept, or revocation by the FMCSA of surety bonds, etc.
          • 387.319 Fiduciaries.
          • 387.321 Operations in foreign commerce.
          • 387.323 Electronic filing of surety bonds, trust fund agreements, certificates of insurance and cancellations.
          • 387.401 Definitions.
          • 387.403 General requirements.
          • 387.405 Limits of liability.
          • 387.407 Surety bonds and certificates of insurance.
          • 387.409 Insurance and surety companies.
          • 387.411 Qualifications as a self-insurer and other securities or agreements.
          • 387.413 Forms and procedure.
          • 387.415 Acceptance and revocation by the FMCSA.
          • 387.417 Fiduciaries.
          • 387.419 Electronic filing of surety bonds, certificates of insurance and cancellations.
          • 388.1 Eligibility.
          • 388.2 Extent of acceptance.
          • 388.3 Cancellation.
          • 388.4 Exchange of information.
          • 388.5 Requests for assistance.
          • 388.6 Joint investigation, inspection, or examination.
          • 388.7 Joint administrative activities related to enforcement of safety and hazardous materials laws and regulations.
          • 388.8 Supplemental agreements.
          • 389.1 Applicability.
          • 389.3 Definitions.
          • 389.5 Regulatory docket.
          • 389.7 Records.
          • 389.11 General.
          • 389.13 Initiation of rule making.
          • 389.15 Contents of notices of proposed rule making.
          • 389.17 Participation by interested persons.
          • 389.19 Petitions for extension of time to comment.
          • 389.21 Contents of written comments.
          • 389.23 Consideration of comments received.
          • 389.25 Additional rule making proceedings.
          • 389.27 Hearings.
          • 389.29 Adoption of final rules.
          • 389.31 Petitions for rule making.
          • 389.33 Processing of petition.
          • 389.35 Petitions for reconsideration.
          • 389.37 Proceedings on petitions for reconsideration.
          • 389.39 Direct final rulemaking procedures
          • 390.1 Purpose.
          • 390.3 General applicability.
          • 390.5 Definitions.
          • 390.7 Rules of construction.
          • 390.9 State and local laws, effect on.
          • 390.11 Motor carrier to require observance of driver regulations.
          • 390.13 Aiding or abetting violations.
          • 390.15 Assistance in investigations and special studies.
          • 390.17 Additional equipment and accessories.
          • 390.19 Motor carrier, hazardous material shipper, and intermodal equipment provider identification reports.
          • 390.21 Marking of self-propelled CMVs and intermodal equipment.
          • 390.23 Relief from regulations.
          • 390.25 Extension of relief from regulations--emergencies.
          • 390.27 Locations of motor carrier safety service centers.
          • 390.29 Location of records or documents.
          • 390.31 Copies of records or documents.
          • 390.33 Commercial motor vehicles used for purposes other than defined.
          • 390.35 Certificates, reports, and records: falsification, reproduction, or alteration.
          • 390.37 Violation and penalty.
          • 390.40 What responsibilities do intermodal equipment providers have under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR parts 350-399)?
          • 390.42 What are the responsibilities of drivers and motor carriers operating intermodal equipment?
          • 390.44 What are the procedures to correct the safety record of a motor carrier or an intermodal equipment provider?
          • 390.46 Are State and local laws and regulations on the inspection, repair, and maintenance of intermodal equipment preempted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations?
          • 391.1 Scope of the rules in this part; additional qualifications; duties of carrier-drivers.
          • 391.2 General exceptions.
          • 391.11 General qualifications of drivers.
          • 391.13 Responsibilities of drivers.
          • 391.15 Disqualification of drivers.
          • 391.21 Application for employment.
          • 391.23 Investigation and inquiries.
          • 391.25 Annual inquiry and review of driving record.
          • 391.27 Record of violations.
          • 391.31 Road test.
          • 391.33 Equivalent of road test.
          • 391.41 Physical qualifications for drivers.
          • 391.43 Medical examination; certificate of physical examination.
          • 391.45 Persons who must be medically examined and certified.
          • 391.47 Resolution of conflicts of medical evaluation.
          • 391.49 Alternative physical qualification standards for the loss or impairment of limbs.
          • 391.51 General requirements for driver qualification files.
          • 391.53 Driver Investigation History File.
          • 391.55 LCV Driver-Instructor qualification files.
          • 391.61 Drivers who were regularly employed before January 1, 1971.
          • 391.62 Limited exemptions for intra-city zone drivers.
          • 391.63 Multiple-employer drivers.
          • 391.64 Grandfathering for certain drivers participating in vision and diabetes waiver study programs.
          • 391.65 Drivers furnished by other motor carriers.
          • 391.67 Farm vehicle drivers of articulated commercial motor vehicles.
          • 391.68 Private motor carrier of passengers (nonbusiness).
          • 391.69 Private motor carrier of passengers (business).
          • 392.1 Scope of the rules in this part.
          • 392.2 Applicable operating rules.
          • 392.3 Ill or fatigued operator.
          • 392.4 Drugs and other substances.
          • 392.5 Alcohol prohibition.
          • 392.6 Schedules to conform with speed limits.
          • 392.7 Equipment, inspection and use.
          • 392.8 Emergency equipment, inspection and use.
          • 392.9 Inspection of cargo, cargo securement devices and systems.
          • 392.9a Operating authority.
          • 392.10 Railroad grade crossings; stopping required.
          • 392.11 Railroad grade crossings; slowing down required.
          • 392.14 Hazardous conditions; extreme caution.
          • 392.16 Use of seat belts.
          • 392.22 Emergency signals: stopped commercial motor vehicles.
          • 392.24 Emergency signals; flame-producing.
          • 392.25 Flame producing devices.
          • 392.33 Obscured lamps or reflective devices/material.
          • 392.50 Ignition of fuel; prevention.
          • 392.51 Reserve fuel; materials of trade.
          • 392.60 Unauthorized persons not to be transported.
          • 392.62 Safe operation, buses.
          • 392.63 Towing or pushing loaded buses.
          • 392.64 Riding within closed commercial motor vehicles without proper exits.
          • 392.66 Carbon monoxide; use of commercial motor vehicle when detected.
          • 392.67 Heater, flame-producing; on commercial motor vehicle in motion.
          • 392.71 Radar detectors; use and/or possession.
          • 392.80 Prohibition against texting.
          • 393.1 Scope of the rules in this part
          • 393.3 Additional equipment and accessories
          • 393.5 Definitions
          • 393.7 Matter incorporated by reference
          • 393.9 Lamps operable, prohibition of obstructions of lamps and reflectors
          • 393.11 Lamps and reflective devices
          • 393.13 Retroreflective sheeting and reflex reflectors, requirements for semitrailers and trailers manufactured before December 1, 1993
          • 393.17 Lamps and reflectors--combinations in driveaway-towaway operation
          • 393.19 Hazard warning signals
          • 393.22 Combination of lighting devices and reflectors
          • 393.23 Power supply for lamps
          • 393.24 Requirements for head lamps, auxiliary driving lamps and front fog lamps
          • 393.25 Requirements for lamps other than head lamps
          • 393.26 Requirements for reflex reflectors
          • 393.28 Wiring systems
          • 393.30 Battery installation
          • 393.40 Required brake systems
          • 393.41 Parking brake system
          • 393.42 Brakes required on all wheels
          • 393.43 Breakaway and emergency braking
          • 393.44 Front brake lines, protection
          • 393.45 Brake tubing and hoses; hose assemblies and end fittings
          • 393.47 Brake actuators, slack adjusters, linings/pads and drums/rotors
          • 393.48 Brakes to be operative
          • 393.49 Control valves for brakes
          • 393.50 Reservoirs required
          • 393.51 Warning signals, air pressure and vacuum gauges
          • 393.52 Brake performance
          • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters and brake adjustment indicators
          • 393.55 Antilock brake systems
          • 393.60 Glazing in specified openings
          • 393.61 Truck and truck tractor window construction
          • 393.62 Emergency exits for buses
          • 393.65 All fuel systems
          • 393.67 Liquid fuel tanks
          • 393.68 Compressed natural gas fuel containers
          • 393.69 Liquefied petroleum gas systems
          • 393.70 Coupling devices and towing methods, except for driveaway-towaway operations
          • 393.71 Coupling devices and towing methods, driveaway-towaway operations
          • 393.75 Tires
          • 393.76 Sleeper berths
          • 393.77 Heaters
          • 393.78 Windshield wiping and washing systems
          • 393.79 Windshield defrosting and defogging systems
          • 393.80 Rear-vision mirrors
          • 393.81 Horn
          • 393.82 Speedometer
          • 393.83 Exhaust systems
          • 393.84 Floors
          • 393.86 Rear impact guards and rear end protection
          • 393.87 Warning flags on projecting loads
          • 393.88 Television receivers
          • 393.89 Buses, driveshaft protection
          • 393.90 Buses, standee line or bar
          • 393.91 Buses, aisle seats prohibited
          • 393.93 Seats, seat belt assemblies, and seat belt assembly anchorages
          • 393.94 Interior noise levels in power units
          • 393.95 Emergency equipment on all power units
          • 393.100 Which types of commercial motor vehicles are subject to the cargo securement standards of this subpart, and what general requirements apply
          • 393.102 What are the minimum performance criteria for cargo securement devices and systems
          • 393.104 What standards must cargo securement devices and systems meet in order to satisfy the requirements of this subpart?
          • 393.106 What are the general requirements for securing articles of cargo
          • 393.108 How is the working load limit of a tiedown, or the load restraining value of a friction mat, determined
          • 393.110 What else do I have to do to determine the minimum number of tiedowns
          • 393.112 Must a tiedown be adjustable
          • 393.114 What are the requirements for front end structures used as part of a cargo securement system
          • 393.116 What are the rules for securing logs
          • 393.118 What are the rules for securing dressed lumber or similar building products
          • 393.120 What are the rules for securing metal coils
          • 393.122 What are the rules for securing paper rolls
          • 393.124 What are the rules for securing concrete pipe
          • 393.126 What are the rules for securing intermodal containers
          • 393.128 What are the rules for securing automobiles, light trucks and vans
          • 393.130 What are the rules for securing heavy vehicles, equipment and machinery
          • 393.132 What are the rules for securing flattened or crushed vehicles
          • 393.134 What are the rules for securing roll-on/roll-off or hook lift containers
          • 393.136 What are the rules for securing large boulders
          • 393.201 Frames
          • 393.203 Cab and body components
          • 393.205 Wheels
          • 393.207 Suspension systems
          • 393.209 Steering wheel systems
          • 395.1 Scope of rules in this part
          • 395.2 Definitions
          • 395.3 Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles
          • 395.5 Maximum driving time for passenger-carrying vehicles
          • 395.8 Driver's record of duty status
          • 395.11 Supporting documents for drivers using EOBRs
          • 395.13 Drivers declared out of service
          • 395.15 Automatic on-board recording devices
          • 395.16 Electronic on-board recording devices
          • 395.18 Matter incorporated by reference
          • 396.1 Scope
          • 396.3 Inspection, repair, and maintenance
          • 396.5 Lubrication
          • 396.7 Unsafe operations forbidden
          • 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operation
          • 396.11 Driver vehicle inspection report(s)
          • 396.12 Procedures for intermodal equipment providers to accept reports required by
          • 396.13 Driver inspection
          • 396.15 Driveaway-towaway operations and inspections
          • 396.17 Periodic inspection
          • 396.19 Inspector qualifications
          • 396.21 Periodic inspection recordkeeping requirements
          • 396.23 Equivalent to periodic inspection
          • 396.25 Qualifications of brake inspectors
          • 397.1 Application of the rules in this part
          • 397.2 Compliance with Federal motor carrier safety regulations
          • 397.3 State and local laws, ordinances, and regulations
          • 397.5 Attendance and surveillance of motor vehicles
          • 397.7 Parking
          • 397.11 Fires
          • 397.13 Smoking
          • 397.15 Fueling
          • 397.17 Tires
          • 397.19 Instructions and documents
          • 397.61 Purpose and scope
          • 397.63 Applicability
          • 397.65 Definitions
          • 397.67 Motor carrier responsibility for routing
          • 397.69 Highway routing designations; preemption
          • 397.71 Federal standards
          • 397.73 Public information and reporting requirements
          • 397.75 Dispute resolution
          • 397.77 Judicial review of dispute decision
          • 397.101 Requirements for motor carriers and drivers
          • 397.103 Requirements for State routing designations
          • 397.201 Purpose and scope of the procedures
          • 397.203 Standards for determining preemption
          • 397.205 Preemption application
          • 397.207 Preemption notice
          • 397.209 Preemption processing
          • 397.211 Preemption determination
          • 397.213 Waiver of preemption application
          • 397.215 Waiver notice
          • 397.217 Waiver processing
          • 397.219 Waiver determination and order
          • 397.221 Timeliness
          • 397.223 Petition for reconsideration
          • 397.225 Judicial review
          • 399.201 Purpose and scope
          • 399.203 Applicability
          • 399.205 Definitions
          • 399.207 Truck and truck-tractor access requirements
          • 399.209 Test procedures
          • 399.211 Maintenance
      • Chapter V National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
        • 571.1 Scope
        • 571.3 Definitions
        • 571.4 Explanation of usage
        • 571.5 Matter incorporated by reference
        • 571.7 Applicability
        • 571.8 Effective date
        • 571.9 Separability
        • 571.10 Designation of Seating Positions
        • 571.101 Standard No. 101; Controls and displays
        • 571.102 Standard No. 102; Transmission shift position sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect
        • 571.103 Standard No. 103; Windshield defrosting and defogging systems
        • 571.104 Standard No. 104; Windshield wiping and washing systems
        • 571.105 Standard No. 105; Hydraulic and electric brake systems
        • 571.106 Standard No. 106; Brake hoses
        • 571.108 Standard No. 108; Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment
        • 571.109 Standard No. 109; New pneumatic and certain specialty tires
        • 571.110 Tire selection and rims and motor home/recreation vehicle trailer load carrying capacity information for motor vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less
        • 571.111 Standard No. 111; Rearview mirrors
        • 571.113 Standard No. 113; Hood latch system
        • 571.114 Standard No. 114; Theft protection and rollaway prevention
        • 571.116 Standard No. 116; Motor vehicle brake fluids
        • 571.117 Standard No. 117; Retreaded pneumatic tires
        • 571.118 Standard No. 118; Power-operated window, partition, and roof panel systems
        • 571.119 Standard No. 119; New pneumatic tires for motor vehicles with a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) and motorcycles
        • 571.120 Tire selection and rims and motor home/recreation vehicle trailer load carrying capacity information for motor vehicles with a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds)
        • 571.121 Standard No. 121; Air brake systems
        • 571.122 Standard No. 122; Motorcycle brake systems
        • 571.123 Standard No. 123; Motorcycle controls and displays
        • 571.124 Standard No. 124; Accelerator control systems
        • 571.125 Standard No. 125; Warning devices
        • 571.126 Standard No. 126; Electronic stability control systems
        • 571.129 Standard No. 129; New non-pneumatic tires for passenger cars
        • 571.131 Standard No. 131; School bus pedestrian safety devices
        • 571.135 Standard No. 135; Light vehicle brake systems
        • 571.138 Standard No. 138; Tire pressure monitoring systems
        • 571.139 Standard No. 139; New pneumatic radial tires for light vehicles
        • 571.201 Standard No. 201; Occupant protection in interior impact
        • 571.202 Standard No. 202; Head restraints; Applicable at the manufacturers option until September 1, 2009
        • 571.202a Standard No. 202a; Head restraints; Mandatory applicability begins on September 1, 2009
        • 571.203 Standard No. 203; Impact protection for the driver from the steering control system
        • 571.204 Standard No. 204; Steering control rearward displacement
        • 571.205 Standard No. 205, Glazing materials
        • 571.205(a) Glazing equipment manufactured before September 1, 2006 and glazing materials used in vehicles manufactured before November 1, 2006
        • 571.206 Standard No. 206; Door locks and door retention components
        • 571.207 Standard No. 207; Seating systems
        • 571.208 Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
        • 571.208a Optional test procedures for vehicles manufactured between January 27, 2004 and August 31, 2004
        • 571.209 Standard No. 209; Seat belt assemblies
        • 571.210 Standard No. 210; Seat belt assembly anchorages
        • 571.212 Standard No. 212; Windshield mounting
        • 571.213 Standard No. 213; Child restraint systems
        • 571.214 Standard No. 214; Side impact protection
        • 571.216 Standard No. 216; Roof crush resistance; Applicable unless a vehicle is certified to
        • 571.216a Standard No. 216a; Roof crush resistance; Upgraded standard
        • 571.217 Standard No. 217; Bus emergency exits and window retention and release
        • 571.218 Standard No. 218; Motorcycle helmets
        • 571.219 Standard No. 219; Windshield zone intrusion
        • 571.220 Standard No. 220; School bus rollover protection
        • 571.221 Standard No. 221; School bus body joint strength
        • 571.222 Standard No. 222; School bus passenger seating and crash protection
        • 571.223 Standard No. 223; Rear impact guards
        • 571.224 Standard No. 224; Rear impact protection.
        • 571.225 Standard No. 225; Child restraint anchorage systems.
        • 571.226 Standard No. 226; Ejection Mitigation
        • 571.301 Standard No. 301; Fuel system integrity
        • 571.302 Standard No. 302; Flammability of interior materials
        • 571.303 Standard No. 303; Fuel system integrity of compressed natural gas vehicles
        • 571.305 Standard No. 305; Electric-powered vehicles: electrolyte spillage and electrical shock protection
        • 571.305 Standard No. 305; Electric-powered vehicles: electrolyte spillage and electrical shock protection.
        • 571.401 Standard No. 401; Interior trunk release
        • 571.403 Standard No. 403; Platform lift systems for motor vehicles
        • 571.404 Standard No. 404; Platform lift installations in motor vehicles
        • 571.500 Standard No. 500; Low-speed vehicles
        • 571225 Standard No. 225; Child restraint anchorage systems.
        • 571301 Standard No. 301; Fuel system integrity.
        • 571302 Standard No. 302; Flammability of interior materials.
        • 571303 Standard No. 303; Fuel system integrity of compressed natural gas vehicles.
        • 571304 Standard No. 304; Compressed natural gas fuel container integrity.
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
  • Appendix of Forms
    • Form 1 Caption
    • Form 2 Date, Signature, Address, E-Mail Address, and Telephone Number
    • Form 3 Summons
    • Form 4 Summons on a Third-Party Complaint
    • Form 5 Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of a Summons
    • Form 6 Waiver of the Service of Summons
    • Form 7 Statement of Jurisdiction
    • Form 8 Statement of Reasons for Omitting a Party
    • Form 9 Statement Noting a Party's Death
    • Form 10 Complaint to Recover a Sum Certain
    • Form 11 Complaint for Negligence
    • Form 12 Complaint for Negligence when the Plaintiff Does Not Know Who is Responsible
    • Form 13 Complaint for Negligence Under the Federal Employers' Liability Act
    • Form 14 Complaint for damages under the merchant marine act
    • Form 15 Complaint for the Conversion of Property
    • Form 16 Third-Party Complaint
    • Form 17 Complaint for Specific Performance of a Contract to Convey Land
    • Form 18 Complaint for Patent Infringement
    • Form 19 Complaint for Copyright Infringement and Unfair Competition
    • Form 20 Complaint for Interpleader and Declaratory Relief
    • Form 21 Complaint on a Claim for a Debt and to Set Aside a Fraudulent Conveyance Under Rule 18(b)
    • Form 30 Answer Presenting Defenses Under Rule 12(b)
    • Form 31 Answer to a Complaint for Money Had and Received With a Counterclaim for Interpleader
    • Form 40 Motion to Dismiss Under Rule 12(b) for Lack of Jurisdiction, Improper Venue, Insufficient Service of Process, or Failure to State a Claim
    • Form 41 Motion to Bring in a Third-Party Defendant
    • Form 42 Motion to Intervene as a Defendant Under Rule 24
    • Form 50 Request to Produce Documents and Tangible Things, or to Enter Onto Land Under Rule 34
    • Form 51 Request for Admissions Under Rule 36
    • Form 52 Report of the Parties' Planning Meeting
    • Form 60 Notice of Condemnation
    • Form 61 Complaint for Condemnation
    • Form 70 Judgment on a Jury Verdict
    • Form 71 Judgment by the Court Without a Jury
    • Form 80 Notice of a Magistrate Judge's Availability
    • Form 81 Consent to an Assignment to a Magistrate Judge
    • Form 82 Order of Assignment to a Magistrate Judge
  • Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions
    • Rule A Scope of Rules
    • Rule B In Personam Actions: Attachment and Garnishment
    • Rule C In Rem Actions: Special Provisions
    • Rule D Possessory, Petitory, and Partition Actions
    • Rule E Actions in Rem and Quasi in Rem: General Provision
    • Rule F Limitation of Liability
    • Rule G Forfeiture Actions In Rem
  • Title I Scope of Rules; Form of Action
    • Rule 1 Scope and Purpose
    • Rule 2 One Form of Action
  • Title II Commencing an Action
    • Rule 3 Commencing an Action
    • Rule 4 Summons
    • Rule 4.1 Serving Other Process
    • Rule 5 Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
    • Rule 5.1 Constitutional Challenge to A Statute--Notice, Certification, and Intervention
    • Rule 5.2 Privacy Protection For Filings Made with the Court
    • Rule 6 Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers
  • Title III Pleadings and Motions
    • Rule 7 Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers
    • Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement
    • Rule 8 General Rules of Pleading
    • Rule 9 Pleading Special Matters
    • Rule 10 Form of Pleadings
    • Rule 11 Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
    • Rule 12 Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
    • Rule 13 Counterclaim and Crossclaim
    • Rule 14 Third-Party Practice
    • Rule 15 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
    • Rule 16 Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
  • Title IV Parties
    • Rule 17 Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity; Public Officers
    • Rule 18 Joinder of Claims
    • Rule 19 Required Joinder of Parties
    • Rule 20 Permissive Joinder of Parties
    • Rule 21 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
    • Rule 22 Interpleader
    • Rule 23 Class Actions
    • Rule 23.1 Derivative Actions
    • Rule 23.2 Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations
    • Rule 24 Intervention
    • Rule 25 Substitution of Parties
  • Title IX Special Proceedings
    • Rule 71.1 Condemning Real or Personal Property
    • Rule 72 Magistrate Judges: Pretrial Order
    • Rule 73 Magistrate Judges: Trial by Consent; Appeal
  • Title V Disclosures and Discovery
    • Rule 26 Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
    • Rule 27 Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony
    • Rule 28 Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
    • Rule 29 Stipulations About Discovery Procedure
    • Rule 30 Depositions by Oral Examination
    • Rule 31 Depositions by Written Questions
    • Rule 32 Using Depositions in Court Proceedings
    • Rule 33 Interrogatories to Parties
    • Rule 34 Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes
    • Rule 35 Physical and Mental Examinations
    • Rule 36 Requests for Admission
    • Rule 37 Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions
  • Title VI Trials
    • Rule 38 Right to a Jury Trial; Demand
    • Rule 39 Trial by Jury or by the Court
    • Rule 40 Scheduling Cases for Trial
    • Rule 41 Dismissal of Actions
    • Rule 42 Consolidation; Separate Trials
    • Rule 43 Taking Testimony
    • Rule 44 Proving an Official Record
    • Rule 44.1 Determining Foreign Law
    • Rule 45 Subpoena
    • Rule 46 Objecting to a Ruling or Order
    • Rule 47 Selecting Jurors
    • Rule 48 Number of Jurors; Verdict; Polling
    • Rule 49 Special Verdict; General Verdict and Questions
    • Rule 50 Judgment as a Matter of Law in a Jury Trial; Related Motion for a New Trial; Conditional Ruling
    • Rule 51 Instructions to the Jury; Objections; Preserving a Claim of Error
    • Rule 52 Findings and Conclusions by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings
    • Rule 53 Masters
  • Title VII Judgment
    • Rule 54 Judgment; Costs
    • Rule 55 Default; Default Judgment
    • Rule 56 Summary Judgment
    • Rule 57 Declaratory Judgment
    • Rule 58 Entering Judgment
    • Rule 59 New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment
    • Rule 60 Relief from a Judgment or Order
    • Rule 61 Harmless Error
    • Rule 62 Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
    • Rule 62.1 Indicative Ruling on a Motion for Relief That is Barred by a Pending Appeal
    • Rule 63 Judge's Inability to Proceed
  • Title VIII Provisional and Final Remedies
    • Rule 64 Seizing a Person or Property
    • Rule 65 Injunctions and Restraining Orders
    • Rule 65.1 Proceedings Against A Surety
    • Rule 66 Receivers
    • Rule 67 Deposit into Court
    • Rule 68 Offer of Judgment
    • Rule 69 Execution
    • Rule 70 Enforcing a Judgment for a Specific Act
    • Rule 71 Enforcing Relief for or Against a Nonparty
  • Title X District Courts and Clerks: Conducting Business; Issuing Orders
    • Rule 77 Conducting Business; Clerk's Authority; Notice of an Order or Judgment
    • Rule 78 Hearing Motions; Submission on Briefs
    • Rule 79 Records Kept by the Clerk
    • Rule 80 Stenographic Transcript as Evidence
  • Title XI General Provisions
    • Rule 81 Applicability of the Rules in General; Removed Actions
    • Rule 82 Jurisdiction and Venue Unaffected
    • Rule 83 Rules by District Courts; Judge's Directives
    • Rule 84 Forms
    • Rule 85 Title
    • Rule 86 Effective Dates
• Federal Rules of Evidence (2011)
  • ARTICLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS
    • Rule 101 Scope
    • Rule 102 Purpose and Construction
    • Rule 103 Rulings on Evidence
    • Rule 104 Preliminary Questions
    • Rule 105 Limited Admissibility
    • Rule 106 Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements
  • ARTICLE II JUDICIAL NOTICE
    • Rule 201 Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts
  • ARTICLE III PRESUMPTIONS IN CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS
    • Rule 301 Presumptions in General in Civil Actions and Proceedings
    • Rule 302 Applicability of State Law in Civil Actions and Proceedings
  • ARTICLE IV RELEVANCY AND ITS LIMITS
    • Rule 401 Definition of Relevant Evidence
    • Rule 402 Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible; Irrelevant Evidence Inadmissible
    • Rule 403 Exclusion of Relevant Evidence on Grounds of Prejudice, Confusion, or Waste of Time
    • Rule 404 Character Evidence Not Admissible To Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes
    • Rule 405 Methods of Proving Character
    • Rule 406 Habit; Routine Practice
    • Rule 407 Subsequent Remedial Measures
    • Rule 408 Compromise and Offers to Compromise
    • Rule 409 Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses
    • Rule 410 Inadmissibility of Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements
    • Rule 411 Liability Insurance
    • Rule 412 Sex Offense Cases; Relevance of Alleged Victim
    • Rule 413 Evidence of Similar Crimes in Sexual Assault Cases
    • Rule 414 Evidence of Similar Crimes in Child Molestation Case
    • Rule 415 Evidence of Similar Acts in Civil Cases Concerning Sexual Assault or Child Molestation
  • ARTICLE IX AUTHENTICATION AND IDENTIFICATION
    • Rule 901 Requirement of Authentication or Identification
    • Rule 902 Self-authentication
    • Rule 903 Subscribing Witness
  • ARTICLE V PRIVILEGES
    • Rule 501 General Rule [Privileges]
    • Rule 502 Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver
  • ARTICLE VI WITNESSES
    • Rule 601 General Rule of Competency
    • Rule 602 Lack of Personal Knowledge
    • Rule 603 Oath or Affirmation
    • Rule 604 Interpreters
    • Rule 605 Competency of Judge as Witness
    • Rule 606 Competency of Juror as Witness
    • Rule 607 Who May Impeach
    • Rule 608 Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness
    • Rule 609 Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime
    • Rule 610 Religious Beliefs or Opinions
    • Rule 611 Mode and Order of Interrogation and Presentation
    • Rule 612 Writing Used To Refresh Memory
    • Rule 613 Prior Statements of Witnesses
    • Rule 614 Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses by Court
    • Rule 615 Exclusion of Witnesses
  • ARTICLE VII OPINIONS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY
    • Rule 701 Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses
    • Rule 702 Testimony by Experts
    • Rule 703 Bases of Opinion Testimony by Experts
    • Rule 704 Opinion on Ultimate Issue
    • Rule 705 Disclosure of Facts or Data Underlying Expert Opinion
    • Rule 706 Court Appointed Experts
  • ARTICLE VIII HEARSAY
    • Rule 801 Definitions [Hearsay]
    • Rule 802 Hearsay Rule
    • Rule 803 Hearsay Exceptions; Availability of Declarant Immaterial
    • Rule 804 Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable
    • Rule 805 Hearsay Within Hearsay
    • Rule 806 Attacking and Supporting Credibility of Declarant
    • Rule 807 Residual Exception
  • ARTICLE X CONTENTS OF WRITINGS, RECORDINGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS
    • Rule 1001 Definitions [Writings]
    • Rule 1002 Requirement of Original
    • Rule 1003 Admissibility of Duplicates
    • Rule 1004 Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents
    • Rule 1005 Public Records
    • Rule 1006 Summaries
    • Rule 1007 Testimony or Written Admission of Party
    • Rule 1008 Functions of Court and Jury
  • ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS RULES
    • Rule 1101 Applicability of Rules
    • Rule 1102 Amendments
• United States Code
  • Title 7 Agriculture
    • Chapter 1 Commodity Exchanges
      • 1. Short title
      • 1a. Definitions
      • 1b. Requirements of Secretary of the Treasury regarding exemption of foreign exchange swaps and foreign exchange forwards from definition of the term SWAP
      • 2. Jurisdiction of Commission; liability of principal for act of agent; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; transaction in interstate commerce
      • 5. Findings and purpose
      • 6. Regulation of futures trading and foreign transactions
      • 6a. Excessive speculation
      • 6b-1. Enforcement authority
      • 6b. Contracts designed to defraud or mislead
      • 6c. Prohibited transactions
      • 6d. Dealing by unregistered futures commission merchants or introducing brokers prohibited; duties in handling customer receipts; rules to avoid duplicative regulations
      • 6e. Dealings by unregistered floor trader or broker prohibited
      • 6f. Registration and financial requirements; risk assessment
      • 6g. Reporting and recordkeeping
      • 6h. False self-representation as registered entity member prohibited
      • 6i. Reports of deals equal to or in excess of trading limits; books and records; cash and controlled transactions
      • 6j. Restrictions on dual trading in security futures products on designated contract markets and registered derivatives transaction execution facilities
      • 6k. Registration of associates of futures commission merchants, commodity pool operators, and commodity trading advisors; required disclosure of disqualifications; exemptions for associated persons
      • 6l. Commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; Congressional finding
      • 6m. Use of mails or other means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce by commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; relation to other law
      • 6n. Registration of commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; application; expiration and renewal; record keeping and reports; disclosure; statements of account
      • 6o. Fraud and misrepresentation by commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, and associated persons
      • 6p. Standards and examinations
      • 6q. Special procedures to encourage and facilitate bona fide hedging by agricultural producers
      • 6r. Reporting and recordkeeping for uncleared swaps
      • 6s. Registration and regulation of swap dealers and major swap participants
      • 6t. Large swap trader reporting
      • 7. Designation of boards of trade as contract markets
      • 7a-1. Derivatives clearing organizations
      • 7a-2. Common provisions applicable to registered entities
      • 7b-1. Designation of securities exchanges and associations as contract markets
      • 7b-2. Privacy
      • 7b-3. Swap execution facilities
      • 7b. Suspension or revocation of designation as registered entity
      • 8. Application for designation as contract market or derivatives transaction execution facility; time; suspension or revocation of designation; hearing; review by court of appeals
      • 9. Prohibition regarding manipulation and false information
      • 9a. Assessment of money penalties
      • 9b. Rules prohibiting deceptive and other abusive telemarketing acts or practices
      • 9c. Notice of investigations and enforcement actions
      • 10a. Cooperative associations and corporations, exclusion from board of trade; rules of board inapplicable to payment of compensation by association
      • 11. Vacation on request of designation or registration as ''registered entity''; redesignation or reregistration
      • 12. Public disclosure
      • 12a. Registration of commodity dealers and associated persons; regulation of registered entities
      • 12b. Trading ban violations; prohibition
      • 12c. Disciplinary actions
      • 12d. Commission action for noncompliance with export sales reporting requirements
      • 13-1. Violations, prohibition against dealings in onion futures; punishment
      • 13. Violations generally; punishment; costs of prosecution
      • 13a-1. Enjoining or restraining violations
      • 13a-2. Jurisdiction of States
      • 13a. Nonenforcement of rules of government or other violations; cease and desist orders; fines and penalties; imprisonment; misdemeanor; separate offenses
      • 13b. Manipulations or other violations; cease and desist orders against persons other than registered entities; punishment; misdemeanor or felony; separate offenses
      • 13c. Responsibility as principal; minor violations
      • 15. Enforcement powers of Commission
      • 15b. Cotton futures contracts
      • 16. Commission operations
      • 16a. Service fees and National Futures Association study
      • 17. Separability
      • 17a. Separability of 1936 amendment
      • 17b. Separability of 1968 amendment
      • 18. Complaints against registered persons
      • 19. Consideration of costs and benefits and antitrust laws
      • 20. Market reports
      • 21. Registered futures associations
      • 22. Research and information programs; reports to Congress
      • 23. Standardized contracts for certain commodities
      • 24. Regulations respecting commodity broker debtors; definitions
      • 24a. Swap data repositories
      • 25. Private rights of action
      • 26. Commodity whistleblower incentives and protection
      • 27. Definitions
      • 27a. Exclusion of identified banking product
      • 27c. Exclusion of certain other identified banking products
      • 27d. Administration of the predominance test
      • 27f. Contract enforcement
  • Title 15 Commerce and Trade
    • Chapter 1 Monopolies and Combinations in Restraint of Trade
      • 1. Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty
      • 2. Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty
      • 3. Trusts in Territories or District of Columbia illegal; combination a felony
      • 4. Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure
      • 5. Bringing in additional parties
      • 6. Forfeiture of property in transit
      • 6a. Conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations
      • 7. ''Person'' or ''persons'' defined
      • 8. Trusts in restraint of import trade illegal; penalty
      • 9. Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure
      • 10. Bringing in additional parties
      • 11. Forfeiture of property in transit
      • 12. Definitions; short title
      • 13. Discrimination in price, services, or facilities
      • 13a. Discrimination in rebates, discounts, or advertising service charges; underselling in particular localities; penalties
      • 13b. Cooperative association; return of net earnings or surplus
      • 13c. Exemption of non-profit institutions from price discrimination provisions
      • 14. Sale, etc., on agreement not to use goods of competitor
      • 15. Suits by persons injured
      • 15a. Suits by United States; amount of recovery; prejudgment interest
      • 15b. Limitation of actions
      • 15c. Actions by State attorneys general
      • 15d. Measurement of damages
      • 15e. Distribution of damages
      • 15f. Actions by Attorney General
      • 15g. Definitions
      • 15h. Applicability of parens patriae actions
      • 16. Judgments
      • 17. Antitrust laws not applicable to labor organizations
      • 18. Acquisition by one corporation of stock of another
      • 18a. Premerger notification and waiting period
      • 19. Interlocking directorates and officers
      • 21. Enforcement provisions
      • 21a. Actions and proceedings pending prior to June 19, 1936; additional and continuing violations
      • 22. District in which to sue corporation
      • 23. Suits by United States; subpoenas for witnesses
      • 24. Liability of directors and agents of corporation
      • 25. Restraining violations; procedure
      • 26. Injunctive relief for private parties; exception; costs
      • 26a. Restrictions on the purchase of gasohol and synthetic motor fuel
      • 26b. Application of the antitrust laws to professional major league baseball
      • 27. Effect of partial invalidity
      • 29. Appeals
      • 34. Definitions applicable to sections 34 to 36
      • 35. Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations from any local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity
      • 36. Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations on claim against person based on official action directed by local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity
      • 37. Immunity from antitrust laws
      • 37a. Definitions
      • 37b. Confirmation of antitrust status of graduate medical resident matching programs
      • 38. Association of marine insurance companies; application of antitrust laws
  • Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure
    • Part I Crimes
      • Chapter 96 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
        • 1961. Definitions
        • 1962. Prohibited activities
        • 1963. Criminal penalties
        • 1964. Civil remedies
        • 1965. Venue and process
        • 1966. Expedition of actions
        • 1967. Evidence
        • 1968. Civil investigative demand
  • Title 28 Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
    • 1 Number of justices; quorum
    • 2 Terms of court
    • 3 Vacancy in office of Chief Justice; disability
    • 4 Precedence of associate justices
    • 5 Salaries of justices
    • 6 Records of former court of appeals
    • 41 Number and composition of circuits
    • 42 Allotment of Supreme Court justices to circuits
    • 43 Creation and composition of courts
    • 44 Appointment, tenure, residence and salary of circuit judges
    • 45 Chief judges; precedence of judges
    • 46 Assignment of judges; panels; hearings; quorum
    • 47 Disqualification of trial judge to hear appeal
    • 48 Terms of court
    • 49 Assignment of judges to division to appoint independent counsels
    • 81 Alabama
    • 81A Alaska
    • 82 Arizona
    • 83 Arkansas
    • 84 California
    • 85 Colorado
    • 86 Connecticut
    • 87 Delaware
    • 88 District of Columbia
    • 89 Florida
    • 90 Georgia
    • 91 Hawaii
    • 92 Idaho
    • 93 Illinois
    • 94 Indiana
    • 95 Iowa
    • 96 Kansas
    • 97 Kentucky
    • 98 Louisiana
    • 99 Maine
    • 100 Maryland
    • 101 Massachusetts
    • 102 Michigan
    • 103 Minnesota
    • 104 Mississippi
    • 105 Missouri
    • 106 Montana
    • 107 Nebraska
    • 108 Nevada
    • 109 New Hampshire
    • 110 New Jersey
    • 111 New Mexico
    • 112 New York
    • 113 North Carolina
    • 114 North Dakota
    • 115 Ohio
    • 116 Oklahoma
    • 117 Oregon
    • 118 Pennsylvania
    • 119 Puerto Rico
    • 120 Rhode Island
    • 121 South Carolina
    • 122 South Dakota
    • 123 Tennessee
    • 124 Texas
    • 125 Utah
    • 126 Vermont
    • 127 Virginia
    • 128 Washington
    • 129 West Virginia
    • 130 Wisconsin
    • 131 Wyoming
    • 132 Creation and composition of district courts
    • 133 Appointment and number of district judges
    • 134 Tenure and residence of district judges
    • 135 Salaries of district judges
    • 136 Chief judges; precedence of district judges
    • 137 Division of business among district judges
    • 138 Terms abolished
    • 139 Times for holding regular sessions
    • 140 Adjournment
    • 141 Special sessions; places; notice
    • 143 Vacant judgeship as affecting proceedings
    • 144 Bias or prejudice of judge
    • 151 Designation of bankruptcy courts
    • 152 Appointment of bankruptcy judges
    • 153 Salaries; character of service
    • 154 Division of businesses; chief judge
    • 155 Temporary transfer of bankruptcy judges
    • 156 Staff; expenses
    • 157 Procedures
    • 158 Appeals
    • 159 Bankruptcy statistics
    • 171 Appointment and number of judges; character of court; designation of chief judge
    • 172 Tenure and salaries of judges
    • 173 Times and places of holding court
    • 174 Assignment of judges; decisions
    • 175 Official duty station; residence
    • 176 Removal from office
    • 177 Disbarment of removed judges
    • 178 Retirement of judges of the Court of Federal Claims
    • 179 Personnel application and insurance programs
    • 251 Appointment and number of judges; offices
    • 252 Tenure and salaries of judges
    • 253 Duties of chief judge
    • 254 Single-judge trials
    • 255 Three-judge trials
    • 256 Trials at ports other than New York
    • 257 Publication of decisions
    • 258 Chief judges; precedence of judges
    • 291 Circuit judges
    • 292 District judges
    • 293 Judges of the Court of International Trade
    • 294 Assignment of retired Justices or judges to active duty
    • 295 Conditions upon designation and assignment
    • 296 Powers upon designation and assignment
    • 297 Assignment of judges to courts of the freely associated compact states
    • 331 Judicial Conference of the United States
    • 332 Judicial councils of circuits
    • 333 Judicial conferences of circuits
    • 334 Institutes and joint councils on sentencing
    • 335 Judicial Conference of the Court of International Trade
    • 351 Complaints; judge defined
    • 352 Review of complaint by chief judge
    • 353 Special committees
    • 354 Action by judicial council
    • 355 Action by Judicial Conference
    • 356 Subpoena power
    • 357 Review of orders and actions
    • 358 Rules
    • 359 Restrictions
    • 360 Disclosure of information
    • 361 Reimbursement of expenses
    • 362 Other provisions and rules not affected
    • 363 Court of Federal Claims, Court of International Trade, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • 364 Effect of felony conviction
    • 371 Retirement on salary; retirement in senior status
    • 372 Retirement for disability; substitute judge on failure to retire
    • 373 Judges in territories and possessions
    • 374 Residence of retired judges; official station
    • 375 Recall of certain judges and magistrate judges
    • 376 Annuities for survivors of certain judicial officials of the United States
    • 377 Retirement of bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges
    • 411 Supreme Court reports; printing, binding, and distribution
    • 412 Sale of Supreme Court reports
    • 413 Publications; distribution to courts
    • 414 Transmittal of books to successors
    • 451 Definitions
    • 452 Courts always open; powers unrestricted by expiration of sessions
    • 453 Oaths of justices and judges
    • 454 Practice of law by justices and judges
    • 455 Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge
    • 456 Traveling expenses of justices and judges; official duty stations
    • 457 Records; obsolete papers
    • 458 Relative of justice or judge ineligible to appointment
    • 459 Administration of oaths and acknowledgments
    • 460 Application to other courts
    • 461 Adjustments in certain salaries
    • 462 Court accommodations
    • 463 Expenses of litigation
    • 471 Requirement for a district court civil justice expense and delay reduction plan
    • 472 Development and implementation of a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan
    • 473 Content of civil justice expense and delay reduction plans
    • 474 Review of district court action
    • 475 Periodic district court assessment
    • 476 Enhancement of judicial information dissemination
    • 477 Model civil justice expense and delay reduction plan
    • 478 Advisory groups
    • 479 Information on litigation management and cost and delay reduction
    • 480 Training programs
    • 481 Automated case information
    • 482 Definitions
    • 501 Executive department
    • 502 Seal
    • 503 Attorney General
    • 504 Deputy Attorneys General
    • 504a Associate Attorney General
    • 505 Solicitor General
    • 506 Assistant Attorneys General
    • 507 Assistant Attorney General for Administration
    • 507A Assistant Attorney General for National Security
    • 508 Vacancies
    • 509 Functions of the Attorney General
    • 509A National Security Division
    • 509B Section to enforce human rights laws
    • 510 Delegation of authority
    • 511 Attorney General to advise the President
    • 512 Attorney General to advise heads of executive departments
    • 513 Attorney General to advise Secretaries of military departments
    • 514 Legal services on pending claims in departments and agencies
    • 515 Authority for legal proceedings; commission, oath, and salary for special attorneys
    • 516 Conduct of litigation reserved to Department of Justice
    • 517 Interests of United States in pending suits
    • 518 Conduct and argument of cases
    • 519 Supervision of litigation
    • 520 Transmission of petitions in United States Court of Federal Claims or in United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; statement furnished by departments
    • 521 Publication and distribution of opinions
    • 522 Report of business and statistics
    • 523 Requisitions
    • 524 Availability of appropriations
    • 525 Procurement of law books, reference books, and periodicals; sale and exchange
    • 526 Authority of Attorney General to investigate United States attorneys, marshals, trustees, clerks of court, and others
    • 527 Establishment of working capital fund
    • 528 Disqualification of officers and employees of the Department of Justice
    • 529 Annual report of Attorney General
    • 530 Payment of travel and transportation expenses of newly appointed special agents
    • 530A Authorization of appropriations for travel and related expenses and for health care of personnel serving abroad
    • 530B Ethical standards for attorneys for the Government
    • 530C Authority to use available funds
    • 530D Report on enforcement of laws
    • 531 Federal Bureau of Investigation
    • 532 Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
    • 533 Investigative and other officials; appointment
    • 534 Acquisition, preservation, and exchange of identification records and information; appointment of officials
    • 535 Investigation of crimes involving Government officers and employees; limitations
    • 536 Positions in excepted service
    • 537 Expenses of unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character
    • 538 Investigation of aircraft piracy and related violations
    • 539 Counterintelligence official reception and representation expenses
    • 540 Investigation of felonious killings of State or local law enforcement officers
    • 540A Investigation of violent crimes against travelers
    • 540B Investigation of serial killings
    • 540C FBI Police
    • 541 United States attorneys
    • 542 Assistant United States attorneys
    • 543 Special attorneys
    • 544 Oath of office
    • 545 Residence
    • 546 Vacancies
    • 547 Duties
    • 548 Salaries
    • 549 Expenses
    • 550 Clerical assistants, messengers, and private process servers
    • 561 United States Marshals Service
    • 562 Vacancies
    • 563 Oath of office
    • 564 Powers as sheriff
    • 565 Expenses of the Service
    • 566 Powers and duties
    • 567 Collection of fees; accounting
    • 568 Practice of law prohibited
    • 569 Reemployment rights
    • 581 United States trustees
    • 582 Assistant United States trustees
    • 583 Oath of office
    • 584 Official stations
    • 585 Vacancies
    • 586 Duties; supervision by Attorney General
    • 587 Salaries
    • 588 Expenses
    • 589 Staff and other employees
    • 589a United States Trustee System Fund
    • 589b Bankruptcy data
    • 591 Applicability of provisions of this chapter
    • 592 Preliminary investigation and application for appointment of an independent counsel
    • 593 Duties of the division of the court
    • 594 Authority and duties of an independent counsel
    • 595 Congressional oversight
    • 596 Removal of an independent counsel; termination of office
    • 597 Relationship with Department of Justice
    • 598 Severability
    • 599 Termination of effect of chapter
    • 599A Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and Explosives
    • 599B Personnel Management demonstration project
    • 601 Creation; Director and Deputy Director
    • 602 Employees
    • 603 Salaries
    • 604 Duties of Director generally
    • 605 Budget estimates
    • 606 Duties of Deputy Director
    • 607 Practice of law prohibited
    • 608 Seal
    • 609 Courts' appointive power unaffected
    • 610 Courts defined
    • 611 Retirement of Director
    • 612 Judiciary Information Technology Fund
    • 613 Disbursing and certifying officers
    • 620 Federal Judicial Center
    • 621 Board; composition, tenure of members, compensation
    • 622 Meetings; conduct of business
    • 623 Duties of the Board
    • 624 Powers of the Board
    • 625 Director and staff
    • 626 Compensation of the Director and Deputy Director
    • 627 Retirement; employee benefits
    • 628 Appropriations and accounting
    • 629 Federal Judicial Center Foundation
    • 631 Appointment and tenure
    • 632 Character of service
    • 633 Determination of number, locations, and salaries of magistrate judges
    • 634 Compensation
    • 635 Expenses
    • 636 Jurisdiction, powers, and temporary assignment
    • 637 Training
    • 638 Dockets and forms; United States Code; seals
    • 639 Definitions
    • 651 Authorization of alternative dispute resolution
    • 652 Jurisdiction
    • 653 Neutrals
    • 654 Arbitration
    • 655 Arbitrators
    • 656 Subpoenas
    • 657 Arbitration award and judgment
    • 658 Compensation of arbitrators and neutrals
    • 671 Clerk
    • 672 Marshal
    • 673 Reporter
    • 674 Librarian
    • 675 Law clerks and secretaries
    • 676 Printing and binding
    • 677 Counselor to the Chief Justice
    • 711 Clerks and employees
    • 712 Law clerks and secretaries
    • 713 Librarians
    • 714 Criers and messengers
    • 715 Staff attorneys and technical assistants
    • 751 Clerks
    • 752 Law clerks and secretaries
    • 753 Reporters
    • 754 Receivers of property in different districts
    • 755 Criers and bailiffs
    • 756 Power to appoint
    • 791 Clerk
    • 794 Law clerks and secretaries
    • 795 Bailiffs and messengers
    • 796 Reporting of court proceedings
    • 797 Recall of retired judges
    • 798 Places of holding court; appointment of special masters
    • 871 Clerk, chief deputy clerk, assistant clerk, deputies, assistants, and other employees
    • 872 Criers, bailiffs, and messengers
    • 951 Oath of office of clerks and deputies
    • 953 Administration of oaths and acknowledgments
    • 954 Vacancy in clerk position; absence of clerk
    • 955 Practice of law restricted
    • 956 Powers and duties of clerks and deputies
    • 957 Clerks ineligible for certain offices
    • 958 Persons ineligible as receivers
    • 959 Trustees and receivers suable; management; State laws
    • 960 Tax liability
    • 961 Office expenses of clerks
    • 963 Courts defined
    • 991 United States Sentencing Commission; establishment and purposes
    • 992 Terms of office; compensation
    • 993 Powers and duties of Chair
    • 994 Duties of the Commission
    • 995 Powers of the Commission
    • 996 Director and staff
    • 997 Annual report
    • 998 Definitions
    • 1251 Original jurisdiction
    • 1253 Direct appeals from decisions of three-judge courts
    • 1254 Courts of appeals; certiorari; certified questions
    • 1257 State courts; certiorari
    • 1258 Supreme Court of Puerto Rico; certiorari
    • 1259 Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; certiorari
    • 1291 Final decisions of district courts
    • 1292 Interlocutory decisions
    • 1294 Circuits in which decisions reviewable
    • 1295 Jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • 1296 Review of certain agency actions
    • 1330 Actions against foreign states
    • 1331 Federal question
    • 1332 Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs
    • 1333 Admiralty, maritime and prize cases
    • 1334 Bankruptcy cases and proceedings
    • 1335 Interpleader
    • 1336 Surface Transportation Board's orders
    • 1337 Commerce and antitrust regulations; amount in controversy, costs
    • 1338 Patents, plant variety protection, copyrights, mask works, designs, trademarks, and unfair competition
    • 1339 Postal matters
    • 1340 Internal revenue; customs duties
    • 1341 Taxes by States
    • 1342 Rate orders of State agencies
    • 1343 Civil rights and elective franchise
    • 1344 Election disputes
    • 1345 United States as plaintiff
    • 1346 United States as defendant
    • 1347 Partition action where United States is joint tenant
    • 1348 Banking association as party
    • 1349 Corporation organized under federal law as party
    • 1350 Alien's action for tort
    • 1351 Consuls, vice consuls, and members of a diplomatic mission as defendant
    • 1352 Bonds executed under federal law
    • 1353 Indian allotments
    • 1354 Land grants from different states
    • 1355 Fine, penalty or forfeiture
    • 1356 Seizures not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction
    • 1357 Injuries under Federal laws
    • 1358 Eminent domain
    • 1359 Parties collusively joined or made
    • 1360 State civil jurisdiction in actions to which Indians are parties
    • 1361 Action to compel an officer of the United States to perform his duty
    • 1362 Indian tribes
    • 1363 Jurors' employment rights
    • 1364 Direct actions against insurers of members of diplomatic missions and their families
    • 1365 Senate actions
    • 1366 Construction of references to laws of the United States or Acts of Congress
    • 1367 Supplemental jurisdiction
    • 1368 Counterclaims in unfair practices in international trade
    • 1369 Multiparty, multiforum jurisdiction
    • 1391 Venue generally
    • 1392 Defendants or property in different districts in same State
    • 1394 Banking association's action against Comptroller of Currency
    • 1395 Fine, penalty or forfeiture
    • 1396 Internal revenue taxes
    • 1397 Interpleader
    • 1398 Interstate Commerce Commission's orders
    • 1399 Partition action involving United States
    • 1400 Patents and copyrights, mask works, and designs
    • 1401 Stockholder's derivative action
    • 1402 United States as defendant
    • 1403 Eminent domain
    • 1404 Change of venue
    • 1405 Creation or alteration of district or division
    • 1406 Cure or waiver of defects
    • 1407 Multidistrict litigation
    • 1408 Venue of cases under title 11
    • 1409 Venue of proceedings arising under title 11 or arising in or related to cases under title 11
    • 1410 Venue of cases ancillary to foreign proceedings
    • 1411 Jury trials
    • 1412 Change of venue
    • 1413 Venue of cases under chapter 5 of title 3
    • 1441 Actions removable generally
    • 1442 Federal officers or agencies sued or prosecuted
    • 1442a Members of armed forces sued or prosecuted
    • 1443 Civil rights cases
    • 1444 Foreclosure action against United States
    • 1445 Nonremovable actions
    • 1446 Procedure for removal
    • 1447 Procedure after removal generally
    • 1448 Process after removal
    • 1449 State court record supplied
    • 1450 Attachment or sequestration; securities
    • 1451 Definitions
    • 1452 Removal of claims related to bankruptcy cases
    • 1453 Removal of class actions
    • 1454 Patent, plant variety protection, and copyright cases
    • 1491 Claims against United States generally; actions involving Tennessee Valley Authority
    • 1492 Congressional reference cases
    • 1494 Accounts of officers, agents or contractors
    • 1495 Damages for unjust conviction and imprisonment; claim against United States
    • 1496 Disbursing officers' claims
    • 1497 Oyster growers' damages from dredging operations
    • 1498 Patent and copyright cases
    • 1499 Liquidated damages withheld from contractors under chapter 37 of title 40
    • 1500 Pendency of claims in other courts
    • 1501 Pensions
    • 1502 Treaty cases
    • 1503 Set-offs
    • 1505 Indian claims
    • 1507 Jurisdiction for certain declaratory judgments
    • 1508 Jurisdiction for certain partnership proceedings
    • 1509 No jurisdiction in cases involving refunds of tax shelter promoter and understatement penalties
    • 1581 Civil actions against the United States and agencies and officers thereof
    • 1582 Civil actions commenced by the United States
    • 1583 Counterclaims, cross-claims, and third-party actions
    • 1584 Civil actions under the North American Free Trade Agreement or the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement
    • 1585 Powers in law and equity
    • 1602 Findings and declaration of purpose
    • 1603 Definitions
    • 1604 Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction
    • 1605 General exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
    • 1605A Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
    • 1606 Extent of liability
    • 1607 Counterclaims
    • 1608 Service; time to answer; default
    • 1609 Immunity from attachment and execution of property of a foreign state
    • 1610 Exceptions to the immunity from attachment or execution
    • 1611 Certain types of property immune from execution
    • 1631 Transfer to cure want of jurisdiction
    • 1651 Writs
    • 1652 State laws as rules of decision
    • 1653 Amendment of pleadings to show jurisdiction
    • 1654 Appearance personally or by counsel
    • 1655 Lien enforcement; absent defendants
    • 1656 Creation of new district or division or transfer of territory; lien enforcement
    • 1657 Priority of civil actions
    • 1658 Time limitations on the commencement of civil actions arising under Acts of Congress
    • 1659 Stay of certain actions pending disposition of related proceedings before the United States International Trade Commission
    • 1691 Seal and teste of process
    • 1692 Process and orders affecting property in different districts
    • 1693 Place of arrest in civil action
    • 1694 Patent infringement action
    • 1695 Stockholder's derivative action
    • 1696 Service in foreign and international litigation
    • 1697 Service in multiparty, multiforum actions
    • 1711 Definitions
    • 1712 Coupon settlements
    • 1713 Protection against loss by class members
    • 1714 Protection against discrimination based on geographic location
    • 1715 Notifications to appropriate Federal and State officials
    • 1731 Handwriting
    • 1732 Record made in regular course of business; photographic copies
    • 1733 Government records and papers; copies
    • 1734 Court record lost or destroyed, generally
    • 1735 Court record lost or destroyed where United States interested
    • 1736 Congressional Journals
    • 1737 Copy of officer's bond
    • 1738 State and Territorial statutes and judicial proceedings; full faith and credit
    • 1738A Full faith and credit given to child custody determinations
    • 1738B Full faith and credit for child support orders
    • 1738C Certain acts, records, and proceedings and the effect thereof
    • 1739 State and Territorial nonjudicial records; full faith and credit
    • 1740 Copies of consular papers
    • 1741 Foreign official documents
    • 1743 Demand on postmaster
    • 1744 Copies of United States Patent and Trademark Office documents, generally
    • 1745 Copies of foreign patent documents
    • 1746 Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury
    • 1781 Transmittal of letter rogatory or request
    • 1782 Assistance to foreign and international tribunals and to litigants before such tribunals
    • 1783 Subpoena of person in foreign country
    • 1784 Contempt
    • 1785 Subpoenas in multiparty, multiforum actions
    • 1821 Per diem and mileage generally; subsistence
    • 1822 Competency of interested persons; share of penalties payable
    • 1824 Mileage fees under summons as both witness and juror
    • 1825 Payment of fees
    • 1826 Recalcitrant witnesses
    • 1827 Interpreters in courts of the United States
    • 1828 Special interpretation services
    • 1861 Declaration of policy
    • 1862 Discrimination prohibited
    • 1863 Plan for random jury selection
    • 1864 Drawing of names from the master jury wheel; completion of juror qualification form
    • 1865 Qualifications for jury service
    • 1866 Selection and summoning of jury panels
    • 1867 Challenging compliance with selection procedures
    • 1868 Maintenance and inspection of records
    • 1869 Definitions
    • 1870 Challenges
    • 1871 Fees
    • 1872 Issues of fact in Supreme Court
    • 1873 Admiralty and maritime cases
    • 1874 Actions on bonds and specialties
    • 1875 Protection of jurors' employment
    • 1876 Trial by jury in the Court of International Trade
    • 1877 Protection of jurors
    • 1878 Optional use of a one-step summoning and qualification procedure
    • 1911 Supreme Court
    • 1912 Damages and costs on affirmance
    • 1913 Courts of appeals
    • 1914 District court; filing and miscellaneous fees; rules of court
    • 1915 Proceedings in forma pauperis
    • 1915A Screening
    • 1916 Seamen's suits
    • 1917 District courts; fee on filing notice of or petition for appeal
    • 1918 District courts; fines, forfeitures and criminal proceedings
    • 1919 Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction
    • 1920 Taxation of costs
    • 1921 United States marshal's fees
    • 1922 Witness fees before United States magistrate judges
    • 1923 Docket fees and costs of briefs
    • 1924 Verification of bill of costs
    • 1925 Admiralty and maritime cases
    • 1926 Court of Federal Claims
    • 1927 Counsel's liability for excessive costs
    • 1928 Patent infringement action; disclaimer not filed
    • 1929 Extraordinary expenses not expressly authorized
    • 1930 Bankruptcy fees
    • 1931 Disposition of filing fees
    • 1932 [FN1] Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
    • 1932 [FN1] Revocation of earned release credit
    • 1961 Interest
    • 1962 Lien
    • 1963 Registration of judgments for enforcement in other districts
    • 1964 Constructive notice of pending actions
    • 2001 Sale of realty generally
    • 2002 Notice of sale of realty
    • 2003 Marshal's incapacity after levy on or sale of realty
    • 2004 Sale of personalty generally
    • 2005 Appraisal of goods taken on execution
    • 2006 Execution against revenue officer
    • 2007 Imprisonment for debt
    • 2041 Deposit of moneys in pending or adjudicated cases
    • 2042 Withdrawal
    • 2043 Deposit of other moneys
    • 2044 Payment of fine with bond money
    • 2045 Investment of court registry funds
    • 2071 Rule-making power generally
    • 2072 Rules of procedure and evidence; power to prescribe
    • 2073 Rules of procedure and evidence; method of prescribing
    • 2074 Rules of procedure and evidence; submission to Congress; effective date
    • 2075 Bankruptcy rules
    • 2077 Publication of rules; advisory committees
    • 2101 Supreme Court; time for appeal or certiorari; docketing; stay
    • 2102 Priority of criminal case on appeal from State court
    • 2104 Reviews of State court decisions
    • 2105 Scope of review; abatement
    • 2106 Determination
    • 2107 Time for appeal to court of appeals
    • 2108 Proof of amount in controversy
    • 2109 Quorum of Supreme Court justices absent
    • 2111 Harmless error
    • 2112 Record on review and enforcement of agency orders
    • 2113 Definition
    • 2201 Creation of remedy
    • 2202 Further relief
    • 2241 Power to grant writ
    • 2242 Application
    • 2243 Issuance of writ; return; hearing; decision
    • 2244 Finality of determination
    • 2245 Certificate of trial judge admissible in evidence
    • 2246 Evidence; depositions; affidavits
    • 2247 Documentary evidence
    • 2248 Return or answer; conclusiveness
    • 2249 Certified copies of indictment, plea and judgment; duty of respondent
    • 2250 Indigent petitioner entitled to documents without cost
    • 2251 Stay of State court proceedings
    • 2252 Notice
    • 2253 Appeal
    • 2254 State custody; remedies in Federal courts
    • 2255 Federal custody; remedies on motion attacking sentence
    • 2261 Prisoners in State custody subject to capital sentence; appointment of counsel; requirement of rule of court or statute; procedures for appointment
    • 2262 Mandatory stay of execution; duration; limits on stays of execution; successive petitions
    • 2263 Filing of habeas corpus application; time requirements; tolling rules
    • 2264 Scope of Federal review; district court adjudications
    • 2265 Certification and judicial review
    • 2266 Limitation periods for determining applications and motions
    • 2283 Stay of State court proceedings
    • 2284 Three-judge court; when required; composition; procedure
    • 2321 Judicial review of Board's orders and decisions; procedure generally; process
    • 2322 United States as party
    • 2323 Duties of Attorney General; intervenors
    • 2341 Definitions
    • 2342 Jurisdiction of court of appeals
    • 2343 Venue
    • 2344 Review of orders; time; notice; contents of petition; service
    • 2345 Prehearing conference
    • 2346 Certification of record on review
    • 2347 Petitions to review; proceedings
    • 2348 Representation in proceeding; intervention
    • 2349 Jurisdiction of the proceeding
    • 2350 Review in Supreme Court on certiorari or certification
    • 2351 Enforcement of orders by district courts
    • 2361 Process and procedure
    • 2401 Time for commencing action against United States
    • 2402 Jury trial in actions against United States
    • 2403 Intervention by United States or a State; constitutional question
    • 2404 Death of defendant in damage action
    • 2405 Garnishment
    • 2406 Credits in actions by United States; prior disallowance
    • 2407 Delinquents for public money; judgment at return term; continuance
    • 2408 Security not required of United States
    • 2409 Partition actions involving United States
    • 2409a Real property quiet title actions
    • 2410 Actions affecting property on which United States has lien
    • 2411 Interest
    • 2412 Costs and fees
    • 2413 Executions in favor of United States
    • 2414 Payment of judgments and compromise settlements
    • 2415 Time for commencing actions brought by the United States
    • 2416 Time for commencing actions brought by the United States-Exclusions
    • 2461 Mode of recovery
    • 2462 Time for commencing proceedings
    • 2463 Property taken under revenue law not repleviable
    • 2464 Security; special bond
    • 2465 Return of property to claimant; liability for wrongful seizure; attorney fees, costs, and interest
    • 2466 Fugitive disentitlement
    • 2467 Enforcement of foreign judgment
    • 2501 Time for filing suit
    • 2502 Aliens' privilege to sue
    • 2503 Proceedings generally
    • 2504 Plaintiff's testimony
    • 2505 Trial before judges
    • 2506 Interest of witness
    • 2507 Calls and discovery
    • 2508 Counterclaim or set-off; registration of judgment
    • 2509 Congressional reference cases
    • 2510 Referral of cases by Comptroller General
    • 2511 Accounts of officers, agents or contractors
    • 2512 Disbursing officers; relief
    • 2513 Unjust conviction and imprisonment
    • 2514 Forfeiture of fraudulent claims
    • 2515 New trial; stay of judgment
    • 2516 Interest on claims and judgments
    • 2517 Payment of judgments
    • 2519 Conclusiveness of judgment
    • 2521 Subpoenas and incidental powers
    • 2522 Notice of appeal
    • 2631 Persons entitled to commence a civil action
    • 2632 Commencement of a civil action
    • 2633 Procedure and fees
    • 2634 Notice
    • 2635 Filing of official documents
    • 2636 Time for commencement of action
    • 2637 Exhaustion of administrative remedies
    • 2638 New grounds in support of a civil action
    • 2639 Burden of proof; evidence of value
    • 2640 Scope and standard of review
    • 2641 Witnesses; inspection of documents
    • 2642 Analysis of imported merchandise
    • 2643 Relief
    • 2644 Interest
    • 2645 Decisions
    • 2646 Retrial or rehearing
    • 2671 Definitions
    • 2672 Administrative adjustment of claims
    • 2673 Reports to Congress
    • 2674 Liability of United States
    • 2675 Disposition by federal agency as prerequisite; evidence
    • 2676 Judgment as bar
    • 2677 Compromise
    • 2678 Attorney fees; penalty
    • 2679 Exclusiveness of remedy
    • 2680 Exceptions
    • 2710 Right of attachment
    • 2711 Application for warrant
    • 2712 Issue of warrant
    • 2713 Trial of ownership of property
    • 2714 Investment of proceeds of attached property
    • 2715 Publication
    • 2716 Personal notice
    • 2717 Discharge
    • 2718 Interest on balances due department
    • 3701 Definitions
    • 3702 Unlawful sports gambling
    • 3703 Injunctions
    • 3704 Applicability
    • 3901 Civil actions
    • 3902 Judicial review of regulations
    • 3903 Effect of failure to issue regulations
    • 3904 Expedited review of certain appeals
    • 3905 Attorney's fees and interest
    • 3906 Payments
    • 3907 Other judicial review prohibited
    • 3908 Definitions
    • 4001 Assumption of contractual obligations related to transfers of rights in motion pictures
    • 4101 Definitions
    • 4102 Recognition of foreign defamation judgments
    • 4103 Removal
    • 4104 Declaratory judgments
    • 4105 Attorneys' fees
    • Appendix of Forms
      • Forms Petition for Relief From a Conviction or Sentence By a Person in State Custody
      • Forms Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct a Sentence By a Person in Federal Custody
    • II Rules for Multicircuit Petitions for Review Under 28 U.S.C.2112(a)(3)
      • Rule 25.1 Definitions
      • Rule 25.2 Filing of Notices
      • Rule 25.3 Service of Notices
      • Rule 25.4 Form of Notices; Place of Filing
      • Rule 25.5 Random Selection
      • Rule 25.6 Service of Panel Consolidation Order
    • I Rules for Multidistrict Litigation Under 28 U.S.C.1407
      • Rule 1.1 Definitions
      • Rule 2.1. Rules and Practice
      • Rule 3.1 Electronic Records and Files; Copy Fees
      • Rule 3.2 ECF Users: Filing Requirements
      • Rule 3.3 Non-ECF Users: Filing Requirements
      • Rule 4.1 Service of Pleadings
      • Rule 5.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement
      • Rule 6.1 Motion Practice
      • Rule 6.2 Motions to Transfer for Coordinated or Consolidated Pretrial Proceedings
      • Rule 6.3 Motions for Miscellaneous Relief
      • Rule 7.1 Conditional Transfer Orders (CTO) for Tag-Along Actions
      • Rule 7.2 Miscellaneous Provisions Concerning Tag-Along Actions
      • Rule 8.1 Show Cause Orders
      • Rule 9.1 Transfer of Files; Notification Requirements
      • Rule 10.1 Termination and Remand
      • Rule 10.2 Conditional Remand Orders (CRO)
      • Rule 10.3 Motion to Remand
      • Rule 10.4 Transfer of Files on Remand
      • Rule 11.1 Hearing Sessions and Oral Argument
    • Legislative History
    • Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts
      • Rule 1 Scope
      • Rule 2 The Petition
      • Rule 3 Filing the Petition; Inmate Filing
      • Rule 4 Preliminary Review; Serving the Petition and Order
      • Rule 5 The Answer and the Reply
      • Rule 6 Discovery
      • Rule 7 Expanding the Record
      • Rule 8 Evidentiary Hearing
      • Rule 9 Second or Successive Petitions
      • Rule 10 Powers of a Magistrate Judge
      • Rule 11 Certificate of Appealability; Time to Appeal
      • Rule 12 Applicability of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
    • Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings for the United States District Courts
      • Rule 1 Scope
      • Rule 2 The Motion
      • Rule 3 Filing the Motion; Inmate Filing
      • Rule 4 Preliminary Review
      • Rule 5 The Answer and the Reply
      • Rule 6 Discovery
      • Rule 9 Second or Successive Motions
      • Rule 11 Certificate of Appealability; Time to Appeal
      • Rule 12 Applicability of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
    • Subchapter A Definitions and General Provisions
      • 3001 Applicability of chapter
      • 3002 Definitions
      • 3003 Rules of construction
      • 3004 Service of process; enforcement; notice
      • 3005 Application of chapter to judgments
      • 3006 Affidavit requirements
      • 3007 Perishable personal property
      • 3008 Proceedings before United States magistrate judges
      • 3009 United States marshals' authority to designate keeper
      • 3010 Co-owned property
      • 3011 Assessment of surcharge on a debt
      • 3012 Joinder of additional defendant
      • 3013 Modification or protective order; supervision of enforcement
      • 3014 Exempt property
      • 3015 Discovery as to debtor's financial condition
    • Subchapter B Prejudgment Remedies
      • 3101 Prejudgment remedies
      • 3102 Attachment
      • 3103 Receivership
      • 3104 Garnishment
      • 3105 Sequestration
    • Subchapter C Postjudgment Remedies
      • 3201 Judgment liens
      • 3202 Enforcement of judgments
      • 3203 Execution
      • 3204 Installment payment order
      • 3205 Garnishment
      • 3206 Discharge
    • Subchapter D Fraudulent Transfers Involving Debts
      • 3301 Definitions
      • 3302 Insolvency
      • 3303 Value for transfer or obligation
      • 3304 Transfer fraudulent as to a debt to the United States
      • 3305 When transfer is made or obligation is incurred
      • 3306 Remedies of the United States
      • 3307 Defenses, liability, and protection of transferee
      • 3308 Supplementary provision
  • Title 45 Railroads
    • Chapter 2 Liability for Injuries to Employees
      • 51. Liability of common carriers by railroad, in interstate or foreign commerce, for injuries to employees from negligence; employee defined
      • 52. Carriers in Territories or other possessions of United States
      • 53. Contributory negligence; diminution of damages
      • 54. Assumption of risks of employment
      • 54a. Certain Federal and State regulations deemed statutory authority
      • 55. Contract, rule, regulation, or device exempting from liability; set-off
      • 56. Actions; limitation; concurrent jurisdiction of courts
      • 57. Who included in term ''common carrier''
      • 58. Duty or liability of common carriers and rights of employees under other acts not impaired
      • 59. Survival of right of action of person injured
      • 60. Penalty for suppression of voluntary information incident to accidents; separability
  • Title 46 Shipping
    • Subtitle III Maritime Liability
      • Chapter 301 General Liability Provisions
        • 30104. Personal injury to or death of seamen
  • Title 49 Transportation
    • Subtitle VI Motor Vehicle and Driver Programs
      • Part A General
        • Chapter 301 Motor Vehicle Safety
          • 30101 Purpose and policy
          • 30102 Definitions
          • 30103 Relationship to other laws
          • 30104 Authorization of appropriations
          • 30105 Restrictions on lobbying activities
          • 30106 Rented or leased motor vehicle safety and responsibility
          • Subchapter III Importing Noncomplying Motor Vehicles and Equipment
            • 30141 Importing motor vehicles capable of complying with standards
            • 30142 Importing motor vehicles for personal use
            • 30143 Motor vehicles imported by individuals employed outside the United States
            • 30144 Importing motor vehicles on a temporary basis
            • 30145 Importing motor vehicles or equipment requiring further manufacturing
            • 30146 Release of motor vehicles and bonds
            • 30147 Responsibility for defects and noncompliance
          • Subchapter II Standards and Compliance
            • 30111 Standards
            • 30112 Prohibitions on manufacturing, selling, and importing noncomplying motor vehicles and equipment
            • 30113 General exemptions
            • 30114 Special exemptions
            • 30115 Certification of compliance
            • 30116 Defects and noncompliance found before sale to purchaser
            • 30117 Providing information to, and maintaining records on, purchasers
            • 30118 Notification of defects and noncompliance
            • 30119 Notification procedures
            • 30120 Remedies for defects and noncompliance
            • 30121 Provisional notification and civil actions to enforce
            • 30122 Making safety devices and elements inoperative
            • 30123 Tires
            • 30124 Buzzers indicating nonuse of safety belts
            • 30125 Schoolbuses and schoolbus equipment
            • 30126 Used motor vehicles
            • 30127 Automatic occupant crash protection and seat belt use
            • 30128 Vehicle rollover prevention and crash mitigation
          • Subchapter IV Enforcement and Administrative
            • 30161 Judicial review of standards
            • 30162 Petitions by interested persons for standards and enforcement
            • 30163 Actions by the Attorney General
            • 30164 Service of process
            • 30165 Civil penalty
            • 30166 Inspections, investigations, and records
            • 30167 Disclosure of information by the Secretary of Transportation
            • 30168 Research, testing, development, and training
            • 30169 Annual reports
            • 30170 Criminal Penalties
      • Part B Commercial
        • Chapter 311 Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
          • 31100 Purpose
          • 31101 Definitions
          • 31102 Grants to States
          • 31103 United States Government's share of costs
          • 31104 Availability of amounts
          • 31105 Employee protections
          • 31106 Information systems
          • 31107 Border enforcement grants
          • 31108 Motor carrier research and technology program
          • 31109 Performance and registration information system management
          • Subchapter III Safety Regulation
            • 31131 Purposes and findings
            • 31132 Definitions
            • 31133 General powers of the Secretary of Transportation
            • 31135 Duties of employers and employees
            • 31136 United States Government regulations
            • 31137 Monitoring device and brake maintenance regulations
            • 31138 Minimum financial responsibility for transporting passengers
            • 31139 Minimum financial responsibility for transporting property
            • 31141 Review and preemption of State laws and regulations
            • 31142 Inspection of vehicles
            • 31143 Investigating complaints and protecting complainants
            • 31144 Safety fitness of owners and operators
            • 31145 Coordination of Governmental activities and paperwork
            • 31146 Relationship to other laws
            • 31147 Limitations on authority
            • 31148 Certified motor carrier safety auditors
            • 31149 Medical program
            • 31150 Safety performance history screening
            • 31151 Roadability
            • 31161 International cooperation
          • Subchapter II Length and Width Limitations
            • 31111 Length limitations
            • 31112 Property-carrying unit limitation
            • 31113 Width limitations
            • 31114 Access to the Interstate System
            • 31115 Enforcement
        • Chapter 313 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators
          • 31301 Definitions
          • 31302 Commercial driver's license requirement
          • 31303 Notification requirements
          • 31304 Employer responsibilities
          • 31305 General driver fitness and testing
          • 31306 Alcohol and controlled substances testing
          • 31307 Minimum training requirements for operators of longer combination vehicles
          • 31308 Commercial driver's license
          • 31309 Commercial driver's license information system
          • 31310 Disqualifications
          • 31311 Requirements for State participation
          • 31312 Decertification authority
          • 31313 Grants for commercial driver's license program improvements
          • 31314 Withholding amounts for State noncompliance
          • 31315 Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs
          • 31316 Limitation on statutory construction
          • 31317 Procedure for prescribing regulations
        • Chapter 315 Motor Carrier Safety
          • 31501 Definitions
          • 31502 Requirements for qualifications, hours of service, safety, and equipment standards
          • 31503 Research, investigation, and testing
          • 31504 Identification of motor vehicles
        • Chapter 317 Participation in International Registration Plan and International Fuel Tax Agreement
          • 31701 Definitions
          • 31704 Vehicle registration
          • 31705 Fuel use tax
          • 31706 Enforcement
          • 31707 Limitations on statutory construction
• Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
  • Title 2 Trial, Judgment, and Appeal
    • Subtitle B Trial Matters
      • Chapter 15 Venue
        • Subchapter A Definitions; General Rules
          • 15.001 Definitions
          • 15.002 Venue: General Rule
          • 15.003. Multiple Plaintiffs and Intervening Plaintiffs
          • 15.004. Mandatory Venue Provisions Governs Multiple Claims
          • 15.005. Multiple Defendants
          • 15.006. Venue Determined by Facts Existing at the Time of Accrual
          • 15.007. Conflict With Certain Provisions
        • Subchapter B Mandatory Venue
          • 15.011. Land
          • 15.0115. Landlord-Tenant
          • 15.012. Injunction Against Suit
          • 15.013. Injunction Against Execution of Judgment
          • 15.014. Head of State Department
          • 15.015. Counties
          • 15.0151. Certain Political Subdivisions
          • 15.016. Other Mandatory Venue
          • 15.017. Libel, Slander, or Invasion of Privacy
          • 15.018. Federal Employers' Liability Act
          • 15.0181. Jones Act
          • 15.019. Inmate Litigation
          • 15.020. Major Transactions: Specification of Venue by Agreement
        • Subchapter C Permissive Venue
          • 15.031. Executor; Administrator; Guardian
          • 15.032. Insurance
          • 15.033. Breach of Warranty by Manufacturer
          • 15.035. Contract in Writing
          • 15.038. Other Permissive Venue
          • 15.039. Transient Person
        • Subchapter D General Provisions
          • 15.062. Counterclaims, Cross Claims, and Third-Party Claims
          • 15.063. Transfer
          • 15.064. Hearings
          • 15.0641. Venue Rights of Multiple Defendants
          • 15.0642. Mandamus
          • 15.065. Watercourse or Roadway Forming County Boundary
          • 15.066. Conflict With Rules of Civil Procedure
        • Subchapter E Suits Brought in Justice Court
          • 15.081. Application
          • 15.082. Venue: General Rule
          • 15.0821. Administrative Rules for Transfer
          • 15.083. Residence of a Single Man
          • 15.084. Forcible Entry and Detainer
          • 15.085. Executor; Administrator; Guardian
          • 15.086. Counties
          • 15.087. Option: Suit in Defendant's County of Residence
          • 15.088. Nonresident; Residence Unknown
          • 15.089. Transient Person
          • 15.090. Personal Property
          • 15.091. Rents
          • 15.092. Contract
          • 15.093. Torts
          • 15.094. Corporation; Association; Joint-Stock Company
          • 15.095. Railroad Companies; Carriers
          • 15.096. Steamboat or Other Vessel
          • 15.097. Insurance Companies
          • 15.098. Pleading Requirements
          • 15.099. More Than One Justice
          • 15.100. Disqualified Justice
      • Chapter 16 Limitations
        • Subchapter A Limitations of Personal Actions
          • Sec. 16.003 Two-Year Limitations Period
          • Sec. 16.012 Products Liability
      • Chapter 26 Class Actions
        • Subchapter A Supreme Court Rules
          • 26.001 Adoption of rules by Supreme Court
          • 26.002 Mandatory guidelines
          • 26.003 Attorney's fees
        • Subchapter B Class Actions Involving Jurisdiction of State Agency
          • 26.051 State agency with exclusive or primary jurisdiction
    • Subtitle C Judgments
      • Chapter 33 Proportionate Responsibility
        • Subchapter A Proportionate Responsibility
          • 33.001. Proportionate Responsibility
          • 33.002. Applicability
          • 33.003. Determination of Percentage of Responsibility
          • 33.004. Designation of Responsible Third Party
        • Subchapter B Contribution
          • 33.011. Definitions
          • 33.012. Amount of Recovery
          • 33.013. Amount of Liability
          • 33.015. Contribution
          • 33.016. Claim Against Contribution Defendant
          • 33.017. Preservation of Existing Rights of Indemnity
      • Chapter 41 Damages
        • 41.001 Definitions
        • 41.002 Applicability
        • 41.003 Standards for recovery of exemplary damages
        • 41.004 Factors precluding recovery
        • 41.005 Harm resulting from criminal act
        • 41.006 Award specific to defendant
        • 41.007 Prejudgment interest
        • 41.008 Limitation on amount of recovery
        • 41.009 Bifurcated trial
        • 41.010 Considerations in making award
        • 41.0105 Evidence relating to amount of economic damages
        • 41.011 Evidence relating to amount of exemplary damages
        • 41.012 Jury instructions
        • 41.013 Judicial review of award
  • Title 4 Liability in Tort
    • Chapter 71 Wrongful Death; Survival; Injuries Occurring Out of State
      • Subchapter A Wrongful Death
        • 71.001 Definitions
        • 71.002 Cause of action
        • 71.003 Application; certain conduct excepted
        • 71.004 Benefitting from and bringing action
        • 71.005 Evidence relating to marital status
        • 71.0055 Evidence of pregnancy
        • 71.006 Effect of felonious act
        • 71.007 Ineffective agreement
        • 71.008 Death of defendant
        • 71.009 Exemplary damages
        • 71.010 Award and apportionment of damages
        • 71.011 Damages not subject to debts
        • 71.012 Qualification of foreign personal representative
      • Subchapter B Survival
        • 71.021 Survival of cause of action
        • 71.022 Qualification of foreign personal representative
      • Subchapter C Death or Injury Caused by Act or Omission Out of State
        • 71.031 Act or omission out of state
      • Subchapter D Forum non conveniens
        • 71.051 Forum non conveniens
    • Chapter 74. Medical Liability
      • Subchapter A. General Provisions
        • 74.001 Definitions
        • 74.002. Conflict with other Law and Rules of Civil Procedure
        • 74.003. Sovereign immunity not waived
        • 74.004. Exception from certain laws
      • Subchapter B. Notice and Pleading
        • 74.051. Notice
        • 74.052. Authorization Form for Release of Protected Information
        • 74.053. Pleadings not to State Damage Amount; Special Exception; Exclusion from Section
      • Subchapter C. Informed Consent
        • 74.101. Theory of Recovery
        • 74.102. Texas Medical Disclosure Panel
        • 74.103. Duties of Disclosure Panel
        • 74.104. Duty of Physician or Health Care Provider
        • 74.105. Manner of Disclosure.
        • 74.106. Effect of Disclosure
        • 74.107. Informed Consent for Hysterectomies
      • Subchapter D. Emergency Care
        • 74.151. Liability for Emergency Care
        • 74.152. Unlicensed Medical Personnel
        • 74.153. Standard of Proof in Cases Involving Emergency Medical Care
        • 74.154. Jury Instructions in Cases Involving Emergency Medical Care
      • Subchapter E. Res Ipsa Loquitur
        • 74.201. Application of Res Ipsa Loquitur
      • Subchapter F. Statute of Limitations
        • 74.251. Statute of Limitations on Health Care Liability Claims
      • Subchapter G. Liability Limits
        • 74.301. Limitation on Noneconomic Damages
        • 74.302. Alternative Limitation on Noneconomic Damages
        • 74.303. Limitation on Damages
      • Subchapter H. Procedural Provisions
        • 74.351. Expert Report
        • 74.352. Discovery Procedures
      • Subchapter I. Expert Witnesses
        • 74.401. Qualifications of Expert Witness in Suit Against Physician
        • 74.402. Qualifications of Expert Witness in Suit Against Health Care Provider
        • 74.403. Qualifications of Expert Witness on Causation in Health Care Liability Claim
      • Subchapter J. Arbitration Agreements
        • 74.451. Arbitration Agreements
      • Subchapter K. Payment for Future Losses
        • 74.501. Definitions
        • 74.502. Scope of Subchapter
        • 74.503. Court Order for Periodic Payments
        • 74.504. Release
        • 74.505. Financial Responsibility
        • 74.506. Death of Recipient
        • 74.507. Award of Attorney's Fees
    • Chapter 82 Products Liability
      • 82.001 Definitions
      • 82.002 Manufacturer's duty to indemnify
      • 82.003 Liability of nonmanufacturing sellers
      • 82.004 Inherently unsafe products
      • 82.005 Design defects
      • 82.006 Firearms and ammunition
      • 82.007 Medicines
      • 82.008 Compliance with government standards
    • Chapter 95 Property Owner's Liability for Acts of Independent Contractors and Amount of Recovery
      • 95.001. Definitions
      • 95.002. Applicability
      • 95.003. Liability for Acts of Independent Contractors
      • 95.004. Evidence Admissible
  • Title 5 Governmental Liability
    • Chapter 101 Tort Claims
      • Subchapter A General Provisions
        • 101.001. Definitions
        • 101.002. Short Title
        • 101.003. Remedies Additional
      • Subchapter B Tort Liability of Governmental Units
        • 101.021. Governmental Liability
        • 101.0211. No Liability for Joint Enterprise
        • 101.0215. Liability of a Municipality
        • 101.022. Duty Owed: Premise and Special Defects
        • 101.023. Limitation on Amount of Liability
        • 101.024. Exemplary Damages
        • 101.025. Waiver of Governmental Immunity; Permission to Sue
        • 101.026. Individual's Immunity Preserved
        • 101.027. Liability Insurance
        • 101.028. Workers' Compensation Insurance
        • 101.029. Liability for Certain Conduct of State Prison Inmates
      • Subchapter C Exclusions and Exceptions
        • 101.051. School and Junior College Districts Partially Excluded
        • 101.052. Legislative
        • 101.053. Judicial
        • 101.054. State Military Personnel
        • 101.055. Certain Governmental Functions
        • 101.056. Discretionary Powers
        • 101.057. Civil Disobedience and Certain Intentional Torts
        • 101.058. Landowner's Liability
        • 101.059. Attractive Nuisances
        • 101.060. Traffic and Road Control Devices
        • 101.061. Tort Committed Before January 1, 1970
        • 101.062. 9-1-1 Emergency Service
        • 101.063. Members of Public Health District
        • 101.064. Land Acquired Under Foreclosure of Lien
        • 101.065. Negligence of Off-Duty Law Enforcement Officers
        • 101.066. Computer Date Failure
        • 101.067. Graffiti Removal
      • Subchapter D Procedures
        • 101.101. Notice
        • 101.102. Commencement of Suit
        • 101.103. Legal Representation
        • 101.104. Evidence of Insurance Coverage
        • 101.105. Settlement
        • 101.106. Election of Remedies
        • 101.107. Payment and Collection of Judgment
        • 101.108. Ad Valorem Taxes for Payment of Judgment
        • 101.109. Payment of Claims Against Certain Universities
• Texas Penal Code
  • Title 10 Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals
    • Chapter 49 Intoxication and Alcoholic Beverage Offenses
      • 49.01 Definitions
      • 49.02 Public Intoxication
      • 49.031 Possession of alcoholic beverage in motor vehicle
      • 49.04 Driving While Intoxicated
      • 49.045 Driving while intoxicated with child passenger
      • 49.05 Flying while intoxicated
      • 49.06 Boating while intoxicated
      • 49.065 Assembling or operating an amusement ride while intoxicated
      • 49.07 Intoxication Assault
      • 49.08 Intoxication Manslaughter
      • 49.09 Enhanced offenses and penalties
      • 49.10 No defense
      • 49.11 Proof of mental state unnecessary
      • 49.12 Applicability to certain conduct
• Texas Rules of Evidence
  • Article I General Provisions
    • Rule 101. Title and Scope
    • Rule 102. Purpose and Construction
    • Rule 103. Rulings on Evidence
    • Rule 104. Preliminary Questions
    • Rule 105. Limited Admissibility
    • Rule 106. Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements
    • Rule 107. Rule of Optional Completeness
  • Article II Judicial Notice
    • Rule 201. Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts
    • Rule 202. Determination of Law of Other States
    • Rule 203. Determination of the Laws of Foreign Countries
    • Rule 204. Determination of Texas City and County Ordinances, the Contents of the Texas Register, and the Rules of Agencies Published in the Administrative Code
  • Article IV Relevancy and Its Limits
    • Rule 401. Definition of ''Relevant Evidence''
    • Rule 402. Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible; Irrelevant Evidence Inadmissible
    • Rule 403. Exclusion of Relevant Evidence on Special Grounds
    • Rule 404. Character Evidence Not Admissible to Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes
    • Rule 405. Methods of Proving Character
    • Rule 406. Habit; Routine Practice
    • Rule 407. Subsequent Remedial Measures; Notification of Defect
    • Rule 408. Compromise and Offers to Compromise
    • Rule 409. Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses
    • Rule 410. Inadmissibility of Pleas, Plea Discussions and Related Statements
    • Rule 411. Liability Insurance
    • Rule 412. Evidence of Previous Sexual Conduct in Criminal Cases
  • Article IX Authentication and Identification
    • Rule 901. Requirement of Authentication or Identification
    • Rule 902. Self-Authentication
    • Rule 903. Subscribing Witness' Testimony Unnecessary
  • Article V Privileges
    • Rule 501. Privileges Recognized Only as Provided
    • Rule 502. Required Reports Privileged by Statute
    • Rule 503. Lawyer-Client Privilege
    • Rule 504. Husband-Wife Privileges
    • Rule 505. Communications to Members of the Clergy
    • Rule 506. Political Vote
    • Rule 507. Trade Secrets
    • Rule 508. Identity of Informer
    • Rule 509. Physician-Patient Privilege
    • Rule 510. Confidentiality of Mental Health Information in Civil Cases
    • Rule 511. Waiver of Privilege by Voluntary Disclosure
    • Rule 512. Privileged Matter Disclosed Under Compulsion or Without Opportunity to Claim Privilege
    • Rule 513. Comment Upon or Inference From Claim of Privilege; Instruction
  • Article VI Witnesses
    • Rule 601. Competency and Incompetency of Witnesses
    • Rule 602. Lack of Personal Knowledge
    • Rule 603. Oath or Affirmation
    • Rule 604. Interpreters
    • Rule 605. Competency of Judge as a Witness
    • Rule 606. Competency of Juror as a Witness
    • Rule 607. Who May Impeach
    • Rule 608. Evidence of Character and Conduct of a Witness
    • Rule 609. Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime
    • Rule 610. Religious Beliefs or Opinions
    • Rule 611. Mode and Order of Interrogation and Presentation
    • Rule 612. Writing Used to Refresh Memory
    • Rule 613. Prior Statements of Witnesses: Impeachment and Support
    • Rule 614. Exclusion of Witnesses
    • Rule 615. Production of Statements of Witnesses in Criminal Cases
  • Article VII Opinions and Expert Testimony
    • Rule 701. Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses
    • Rule 702. Testimony by Experts
    • Rule 703. Bases of Opinion Testimony by Experts
    • Rule 704. Opinion on Ultimate Issue
    • Rule 705. Disclosure of Facts or Data Underlying Expert Opinion
    • Rule 706. Audit in Civil Cases
  • Article VIII Hearsay
    • Rule 801. Definitions
    • Rule 802. Hearsay Rule
    • Rule 803. Hearsay Exceptions: Availability of Declarant Immaterial
    • Rule 804. Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable
    • Rule 805. Hearsay Within Hearsay
    • Rule 806. Attacking and Supporting Credibility of Declarant
  • Article X Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs
    • Rule 1001. Definitions
    • Rule 1002. Requirement of Originals
    • Rule 1003. Admissibility of Duplicates
    • Rule 1004. Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents
    • Rule 1005. Public Records
    • Rule 1006. Summaries
    • Rule 1007. Testimony or Written Admission of Party
    • Rule 1008. Functions of Court and Jury
    • Rule 1009. Translation of Foreign Language Documents
• Texas Labor Code
  • Title 5. Workers' Compensation
    • Subtitle A. Texas Workers' Compensation Act
      • Ch. 401. General Provisions
        • Subchapter A. Short Title; Application of Sunset Act
          • 401.001 Short title
• Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
  • Part I General Rules
    • Rule 1. Objective of Rules
    • Rule 2. Scope of Rules
    • Rule 3. Construction of Rules
    • Rule 3a. Local Rules
    • Rule 4. Computation of Time
    • Rule 5. Enlargement of Time
    • Rule 6. Suits Commenced on Sunday
    • Rule 7. May Appear by Attorney
    • Rule 8. Attorney in Charge
    • Rule 9. Number of Counsel Heard
    • Rule 10. Withdrawal of Attorney
    • Rule 11. Agreements To Be in Writing
    • Rule 12. Attorney to Show Authority
    • Rule 13. Effect of Signing of Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers; Sanctions
    • Rule 14. Affidavit by Agent
    • Rule 14b. Return or Other Disposition of Exhibits
    • Rule 14c. Deposit in Lieu of Surety Bond
  • Part II Rules of Practice in District and County Courts
    • Section 1 General Rules
      • Rule 15. Writs and Process
      • Rule 16. Shall Endorse all Process
      • Rule 17. Officer to Execute Process
      • Rule 18. When Judge Dies During Term, Resigns or is Disabled
      • Rule 18a. Recusal or Disqualification of Judges
      • Rule 18b. Grounds For Disqualification and Recusal of Judges
      • Rule 18c. Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
      • Rule 19. Non-Adjournment of Term
      • Rule 20. Minutes Read and Signed
      • Rule 21. Filing and Serving Pleadings and Motions
      • Rule 21a. Methods of Service
      • Rule 21b. Sanctions for Failure to Serve or Deliver Copy of Pleadings and Motions
    • Section 2 Institution of Suit
      • Rule 22. Commenced by Petition
      • Rule 23. Suits To Be Numbered Consecutively
      • Rule 24. Duty of Clerk
      • Rule 25. Clerk's File Docket
      • Rule 26. Clerk's Court Docket
      • Rule 27. Order of Cases
    • Section 3 Parties to Suits
      • Rule 28. Suits in Assumed Name
      • Rule 29. Suit On Claim Against Dissolved Corporation
      • Rule 30. Parties To Suits
      • Rule 31. Surety Not To Be Sued Alone
      • Rule 32. May Have Question of Suretyship Tried
      • Rule 33. Suits By or Against Counties
      • Rule 34. Against Sheriff, etc.
      • Rule 35. On Official Bonds
      • Rule 36. Different Officials and Bondsmen
      • Rule 37. Additional Parties
      • Rule 38. Third-Party Practice
      • Rule 39. Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication
      • Rule 40. Permissive Joinder of Parties
      • Rule 41. Misjoinder and Non-Joinder of Parties
      • Rule 42. Class Actions
      • Rule 43. Interpleader
      • Rule 44. May Appear by Next Friend
    • Section 4 Pleading
      • A. General
        • Rule 45. Definition and System
        • Rule 46. Petition and Answer; Each One Instrument of Writing
        • Rule 47. Claims for Relief
        • Rule 48. Alternative Claims for Relief
        • Rule 49. Where Several Counts
        • Rule 50. Paragraphs, Separate Statements
        • Rule 51. Joinder of Claims and Remedies
        • Rule 52. Alleging a Corporation
        • Rule 53. Special Act or Law
        • Rule 54. Conditions Precedent
        • Rule 55. Judgment
        • Rule 56. Special Damage
        • Rule 57. Signing of Pleadings
        • Rule 58. Adoption by Reference
        • Rule 59. Exhibits and Pleading
        • Rule 60. Intervenor's Pleadings
        • Rule 61. Trial: Intervenors: Rules Apply to All Parties
        • Rule 62. Amendment Defined
        • Rule 63. Amendments and Responsive Pleadings
        • Rule 64. Amended Instrument
        • Rule 65. Substituted Instrument Takes Place of Original
        • Rule 66. Trial Amendment
        • Rule 67. Amendments to Conform to Issues Tried Without Objection
        • Rule 68. Court May Order Repleader
        • Rule 69. Supplemental Petition or Answer
        • Rule 70. Pleading: Surprise: Cost
        • Rule 71. Misnomer of Pleading
        • Rule 74. Filing With the Court Defined
        • Rule 75. Filed Pleadings; Withdrawal
        • Rule 75a. Filing Exhibits: Court Reporter to File with Clerk
        • Rule 75b. Filed Exhibits: Withdrawal
        • Rule 76. May Inspect Papers
        • Rule 76a. Sealing Court Records
        • Rule 77. Lost Records and Papers
      • B. Pleadings of Plaintiff
        • Rule 78. Petition; Original and Supplemental; Indorsement
        • Rule 78a. Case Information Sheet
        • Rule 79. The Petition
        • Rule 80. Plaintiff's Supplemental Petition
        • Rule 81. Defensive Matters
        • Rule 82. Special Defenses
      • C. Pleadings of Defendant
        • Rule 83. Answer; Original and Supplemental; Indorsement
        • Rule 84. Answer May Include Several Matters
        • Rule 85. Original Answer; Contents
        • Rule 86. Motion to Transfer Venue
        • Rule 87. Determination of Motion to Transfer
        • Rule 88. Discovery and Venue
        • Rule 89. Transferred if Motion is Sustained
        • Rule 90. Waiver of Defects in Pleading
        • Rule 91. Special Exceptions
        • Rule 92. General Denial
        • Rule 93. Certain Pleas to be Verified
        • Rule 94. Affirmative Defenses
        • Rule 95. Pleas of Payment
        • Rule 96. No Discontinuance
        • Rule 97. Counterclaim and Cross-Claim
        • Rule 98. Supplemental Answers
    • Section 5 Citation
      • Rule 99. Issuance and Form of Citation
      • Rule 103. Who May Serve
      • Rule 105. Duty of Officer or Person Receiving
      • Rule 106. Method of Service
      • Rule 107. Return of Service
      • Rule 108. Defendant Without State
      • Rule 108a. Service of Process in Foreign Countries
      • Rule 109. Citation by Publication
      • Rule 109a. Other Substituted Service
      • Rule 110. Effect of Rules on Other Statutes
      • Rule 111. Citation by Publication in Action Against Unknown Heirs or Stockholders of Defunct Corporations
      • Rule 112. Parties to Actions Against Unknown Owners or Claimants of Interest in Land
      • Rule 113. Citation by Publication in Actions Against Unknown Owners or Claimants of Interest in Land
      • Rule 114. Citation by Publication; Requisites
      • Rule 115. Form of Published Citation in Actions Involving Land
      • Rule 116. Service of Citation by Publication
      • Rule 117. Return of Citation by Publication
      • Rule 117a. Citation in Suits for Delinquent Ad Valorem Taxes
      • Rule 118. Amendment
      • Rule 119. Acceptance of Service
      • Rule 119a. Copy of Decree
      • Rule 120. Entering Appearance
      • Rule 120a. Special Appearance
      • Rule 121. Answer is Appearance
      • Rule 122. Constructive Appearance
      • Rule 123. Reversal of Judgment
      • Rule 124. No Judgment Without Service
    • Section 6 Costs and Security Therefor
      • Rule 125. Parties Responsible
      • Rule 126. Fee for Execution of Process, Demand
      • Rule 127. Parties Liable for Other Costs
      • Rule 129. How Costs Collected
      • Rule 130. Officer to Levy
      • Rule 131. Successful Party to Recover
      • Rule 133. Costs of Motion
      • Rule 136. Demand Reduced by Payments
      • Rule 137. In Assault and Battery, etc.
      • Rule 138. Cost of New Trials
      • Rule 139. On Appeal and Certiorari
      • Rule 140. No Fee for Copy
      • Rule 141. Court May Otherwise Adjudge Costs
      • Rule 142. Security for Costs
      • Rule 143. Rule for Costs
      • Rule 143a. Costs on Appeal to County Court
      • Rule 144. Judgment on Cost Bond
      • Rule 145. Affidavit on Indigency
      • Rule 146. Deposit for Costs
      • Rule 147. Applies to Any Party
      • Rule 148. Secured by Other Bond
      • Rule 149. Execution for Costs
    • Section 7 Abatement and Discontinuance of Suit
      • Rule 150. Death of Party
      • Rule 151. Death of Plaintiff
      • Rule 152. Death of Defendant
      • Rule 153. When Executor, Etc., Dies
      • Rule 154. Requisites of Scire Facias
      • Rule 155. Surviving Parties
      • Rule 156. Death After Verdict or Close of Evidence
      • Rule 158. Suit for the Use of Another
      • Rule 159. Suit for Injuries Resulting in Death
      • Rule 160. Dissolution of Corporation
      • Rule 161. Where Some Defendants Not Served
      • Rule 162. Dismissal or Non-Suit
      • Rule 163. Dismissal As To Parties Served, Etc.
      • Rule 165. Abandonment
      • Rule 165a. Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
    • Section 8 Pre-Trial Procedure
      • Rule 166. Pre-trial Conference
      • Rule 166a. Summary Judgment
      • Rule 167. Offer of Settlement; Award of Litigation Costs
        • 167.1. Generally
        • 167.2. Settlement Offer
        • 167.3. Withdrawal, Acceptance, and Rejection of Offer
        • 167.4. Awarding Litigation Costs
        • 167.5. Procedures
        • 167.6. Evidence Not Admissible
        • 167.7. Other Settlement Offers Not Affected
      • Rule 171. Master in Chancery
      • Rule 172. Audit
      • Rule 173. Guardian Ad Litem
        • 173.1. Appointment Governed by Statute or Other Rules
        • 173.2. Appointment of Guardian ad Litem
        • 173.3. Procedure
        • 173.4. Role of Guardian ad Litem
        • 173.5. Communications Privileged
        • 173.6. Compensation
        • 173.7. Review
      • Rule 174. Consolidation; Separate Trials
      • Rule 175. Issue of Law and Dilatory Pleas
    • Section 9 Evidence and Discovery
      • A. Evidence
        • Rule 176. Subpoenas
          • 176.1. Form
          • 176.2. Required Actions
          • 176.3. Limitations
          • 176.4. Who May Issue
          • 176.5. Service
          • 176.6. Response
          • 176.7. Protection of Person from Undue Burden and Expense
          • 176.8. Enforcement of Subpoena
        • Rule 180. Refusal to Testify
        • Rule 181. Party As Witness
        • Rule 183. Interpreters
        • Rule 185. Suit on Account
      • B. Discovery
        • Rule 190. Discovery Limitations
          • 190.1. Discovery Control Plan Required
          • 190.2. Discovery Control Plan--Suits Involving $50,000 or Less (Level 1)
          • 190.3. Discovery Control Plan--By Rule (Level 2)
          • 190.4. Discovery Control Plan--By Order (Level 3)
          • 190.5. Modification of Discovery Control Plan
          • 190.6. Certain Types of Discovery Excepted
        • Rule 191. Modifying Discovery Procedures and Limitations; Conference Requirement; Signing Disclosures, Discovery Requests, Responses, and Objections; Filing Requirements
          • 191.1. Modification of Procedures
          • 191.2. Conference
          • 191.3. Signing of Disclosures, Discovery Requests, Notices, Responses, and Objections
          • 191.4. Filing of Discovery Materials
          • 191.5. Service of Discovery Materials
        • Rule 192. Permissible Discovery: Forms and Scope; Work Product; Protective Orders; Definitions
          • 192.1. Forms of Discovery
          • 192.2. Sequence of Discovery
          • 192.3. Scope of Discovery
          • 192.4. Limitations on Scope of Discovery
          • 192.5. Work Product
          • 192.6. Protective Orders
          • 192.7. Definitions
        • Rule 193. Written Discovery: Response; Objection; Assertion of Privilege; Supplementation and Amendment; Failure to Timely Respond; Presumption of Authenticity
          • 193.1. Responding to Written Discovery; Duty to Make Complete Response
          • 193.2. Objecting to Written Discovery
          • 193.3. Asserting a Privilege
          • 193.4. Hearing and Ruling on Objections and Assertions of Privilege
          • 193.5. Amending or Supplementing Responses to Written Discovery
          • 193.6. Failing to Timely Respond--Effect on Trial
          • 193.7. Production of Documents Self-Authenticating
        • Rule 194. Requests for Disclosure
          • 194.1. Request
          • 194.2. Content
          • 194.3. Response
          • 194.4. Production
          • 194.5. No Objection or Assertion of Work Product
          • 194.6. Certain Responses Not Admissible
        • Rule 195. Discovery Regarding Testifying Expert Witnesses
          • 195.1. Permissible Discovery Tools
          • 195.2. Schedule for Designating Experts
          • 195.3. Scheduling Depositions
          • 195.4. Oral Deposition
          • 195.5. Court-Ordered Reports
          • 195.6. Amendment and Supplementation
          • 195.7. Cost of Expert Witnesses
        • Rule 196. Requests for Production and Inspection to Parties; Requests and Motions for Entry Upon Property
          • 196.1. Request for Production and Inspection to Parties
          • 196.2. Response to Request for Production and Inspection
          • 196.3. Production
          • 196.4. Electronic or Magnetic Data
          • 196.5. Destruction or Alteration
          • 196.6. Expenses of Production
          • 196.7. Request or Motion for Entry Upon Property
        • Rule 197. Interrogatories to Parties
          • 197.1. Interrogatories
          • 197.2. Response to Interrogatories
          • 197.3. Use
        • Rule 198. Requests for Admissions
          • 198.1. Request for Admissions
          • 198.2. Response to Requests for Admissions
          • 198.3. Effect of Admissions; Withdrawal or Amendment
        • Rule 199. Depositions Upon Oral Examination
          • 199.1. Oral Examination; Alternative Methods of Conducting or Recording
          • 199.2. Procedure for Noticing Oral Deposition
          • 199.3. Compelling Witness to Attend
          • 199.4. Objections to Time and Place of Oral Deposition
          • 199.5. Examination, Objection, and Conduct During Oral Depositions
          • 199.6. Hearing on Objections
        • Rule 200. Depositions Upon Written Questions
          • 200.1. Procedure for Noticing Deposition Upon Written Questions
          • 200.2. Compelling Witness to Attend
          • 200.3. Questions and Objections
          • 200.4. Conducting the Deposition Upon Written Questions
        • Rule 201. Depositions in Foreign Jurisdictions for Use in Texas Proceedings; Depositions in Texas for Use in Foreign Proceedings
          • 201.1. Depositions in Foreign Jurisdictions for Use in Texas Proceedings
          • 201.2. Depositions in Texas for Use in Proceedings in Foreign Jurisdictions
        • Rule 202. Depositions Before Suit or to Investigate Claims
          • 202.1. Generally
          • 202.2. Petition
          • 202.3. Notice and Service
          • 202.4. Order
          • 202.5. Manner of Taking and Use
        • Rule 203. Signing, Certification and Use of Oral and Written Depositions
          • 203.1. Signature and Changes
          • 203.2. Certification
          • 203.3. Delivery
          • 203.4. Exhibits
          • 203.5. Motion to Suppress
          • 203.6. Use
        • Rule 204. Physical and Mental Examination
          • 204.1. Motion and Order Required
          • 204.2. Report of Examining Physician or Psychologist
          • 204.3. Effect of No Examination
          • 204.4. Cases Arising Under Titles II or V, Family Code
          • 204.5. Definition
        • Rule 205. Discovery from Nonparties
          • 205.1. Forms of Discovery; Subpoena Requirement
          • 205.2. Notice
          • 205.3. Production of Documents and Tangible Things Without Deposition
        • Rule 215. Abuse of Discovery; Sanctions
          • 215.1. Motion for Sanctions or Order Compelling Discovery
          • 215.2. Failure to Comply with Order or with Discovery Request
          • 215.3. Abuse of Discovery Process in Seeking, Making, or Resisting Discovery
          • 215.4. Failure to Comply with Rule 198
          • 215.5. Failure of Party or Witness to Attend or to Serve Subpoena; Expenses
          • 215.6. Exhibits to Motions and Responses
    • Section 10 The Jury in Court
      • Rule 216. Request and Fee for Jury Trial
      • Rule 217. Oath of Inability
      • Rule 218. Jury Docket
      • Rule 219. Jury Trial Day
      • Rule 220. Withdrawing Cause from Jury Docket
      • Rule 221. Challenge to the Array
      • Rule 222. When Challenge Is Sustained
      • Rule 223. Jury List in Certain Counties
      • Rule 224. Preparing Jury List
      • Rule 225. Summoning Talesman
      • Rule 226. Oath to Jury Panel
      • Rule 226a. Instructions to Jury Panel and Jury
      • Rule 227. Challenge to Juror
      • Rule 228. ''Challenge for Cause'' Defined
      • Rule 229. Challenge for Cause
      • Rule 230. Certain Questions Not To Be Asked
      • Rule 231. Number Reduced by Challenges
      • Rule 232. Making Peremptory Challenges
      • Rule 233. Number of Peremptory Challenges
      • Rule 234. Lists Returned to the Clerk
      • Rule 235. If Jury is Incomplete
      • Rule 236. Oath to Jury
    • Section 11 Trial of Causes
      • A. Appearance and Procedure
        • Rule 237. Appearance Day
        • Rule 237a. Cases Remanded From Federal Court
        • Rule 238. Call of Appearance Docket
        • Rule 239. Judgment by Default
        • Rule 239a. Notice of Default Judgment
        • Rule 240. Where Only Some Answer
        • Rule 241. Assessing Damages on Liquidated Demands
        • Rule 243. Unliquidated Demands
        • Rule 244. On Service by Publication
        • Rule 245. Assignment of Cases for Trial
        • Rule 246. Clerk to Give Notice of Settings
        • Rule 247. Tried When Set
        • Rule 248. Jury Cases
        • Rule 249. Call of Non-Jury Docket
      • B. Continuance and Change of Venue
        • Rule 251. Continuance
        • Rule 252. Application for Continuance
        • Rule 253. Absence of Counsel as Ground for Continuance
        • Rule 254. Attendance on Legislature
        • Rule 255. Change of Venue by Consent
        • Rule 257. Granted on Motion
        • Rule 258. Shall Be Granted
        • Rule 259. To What County
        • Rule 261. Transcript on Change
      • C. The Trial
        • Rule 262. Trial by the Court
        • Rule 263. Agreed Case
        • Rule 264. Videotape Trial
        • Rule 265. Order of Proceedings on Trial by Jury
        • Rule 266. Open and Close--Admission
        • Rule 267. Witnesses Placed Under Rule
        • Rule 268. Motion for Instructed Verdict
        • Rule 269. Argument
        • Rule 270. Additional Testimony
      • D. Charge to the Jury
        • Rule 271. Charge to the Jury
        • Rule 272. Requisites
        • Rule 273. Jury Submissions
        • Rule 274. Objections and Requests
        • Rule 275. Charge Read Before Argument
        • Rule 276. Refusal or Modification
        • Rule 277. Submission to the Jury
        • Rule 278. Submission of Questions, Definitions, and Instructions
        • Rule 279. Omissions From the Charge
      • E. Case to the Jury
        • Rule 280. Presiding Juror of Jury
        • Rule 281. Papers Taken to Jury Room
        • Rule 282. Jury Kept Together
        • Rule 283. Duty of Officer Attending Jury
        • Rule 284. Judge to Caution Jury
        • Rule 285. Jury May Communicate With Court
        • Rule 286. Jury May Receive Further Instructions
        • Rule 287. Disagreement As to Evidence
        • Rule 288. Court Open for Jury
        • Rule 289. Discharge of Jury
      • F. Verdict
        • Rule 290. Definition and Substance
        • Rule 291. Form of Verdict
        • Rule 292. Verdict by Portion of Original Jury
        • Rule 293. When the Jury Agree
        • Rule 294. Polling the Jury
        • Rule 295. Correction of Verdict
      • G. Findings by Court
        • Rule 296. Requests for Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law
        • Rule 297. Time to File Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
        • Rule 298. Additional or Amended Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
        • Rule 299. Omitted Findings
        • Rule 299a. Findings of Fact To Be Separately Filed and Not Recited in a Judgment
      • H. Judgments
        • Rule 300. Court to Render Judgment
        • Rule 301. Judgments
        • Rule 302. On Counterclaim
        • Rule 303. On Counterclaim For Costs
        • Rule 304. Judgment Upon Record
        • Rule 305. Proposed Judgment
        • Rule 306. Recitation of Judgment
        • Rule 306a. Periods to Run From Signing of Judgment
        • Rule 306c. Prematurely Filed Documents
        • Rule 307. Exceptions, etc., Transcript
        • Rule 308. Court Shall Enforce Its Decrees
        • Rule 308a. In Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
        • Rule 309. In Foreclosure Proceedings
        • Rule 310. Writ of Possession
        • Rule 311. On Appeal From Probate Court
        • Rule 312. On Appeal From Justice Court
        • Rule 313. Against Executors, etc.
        • Rule 314. Confession of Judgment
      • I. Remittur and Correction
        • Rule 315. Remittitur
        • Rule 316. Correction of Clerical Mistakes in Judgment Record
      • J. New Trials
        • Rule 320. Motion and Action of Court Thereon
        • Rule 321. Form
        • Rule 322. Generality To Be Avoided
        • Rule 324. Prerequisites of Appeal
        • Rule 326. Not More Than Two
        • Rule 327. For Jury Misconduct
        • Rule 329. Motion for New Trial on Judgment Following Citation by Publication
        • Rule 329a. County Court Cases
        • Rule 329b. Time for Filing Motions
      • K. Certain District Courts
        • Rule 330. Rules of Practice and Procedure in Certain District Courts
  • Part V Rules of Practice in Justice Courts
    • Article 7 Certiorari
      • Rule 575. Order for Writ
      • Rule 576. Requisites of Writ
      • Rule 577. Affidavit of Sufficient Cause
      • Rule 578. Application for Certiorari
      • Rule 579. Within What Time Granted
      • Rule 580. Bond With Sureties Required
      • Rule 581. Bond, Affidavit and Order
      • Rule 582. Writ to Issue Instanter
      • Rule 583. Justice Shall Stay Proceedings
      • Rule 584. Citation as in Other Cases
      • Rule 585. Cause Docketed
      • Rule 586. Motion to Dismiss
      • Rule 587. Amendment of Bond or Oath
      • Rule 588. Judgment of Dismissal
      • Rule 589. Pleading
      • Rule 590. New Matter May be Pleaded
      • Rule 591. Trial De Novo
    • Section 1 General
      • Rule 523. District Court Rules Govern
    • Section 2 Institution of Suit
      • Rule 524. Docket
      • Rule 525. Oral Pleadings
      • Rule 526. Sworn Pleadings
      • Rule 527. Motion to Transfer
      • Rule 528. Venue Changed on Affidavit
      • Rule 529. ''Nearest Justice'' Defined
      • Rule 530. By Consent
      • Rule 531. Order of Transfer
      • Rule 532. Transcript
      • Rule 533. Requisites of Process
      • Rule 534. Issuance and Form of Citation
      • Rule 535. Answer Filed
      • Rule 536. Who May Serve and Method of Service
      • Rule 536a. Duty of Officer or Person Receiving and Return of Citation
    • Section 3 Appearance and Trial
      • Rule 537. Appearance Day
      • Rule 538. If Defendant Fails to Appear
      • Rule 539. Appearance Noted
      • Rule 540. If No Demand for Jury
      • Rule 541. Continuance
      • Rule 542. Call of Non-Jury Docket
      • Rule 543. Dismissal
      • Rule 544. Jury Trial Demanded
      • Rule 545. Jury Trial Day
      • Rule 546. Call of Jury Docket
      • Rule 547. Challenge to the Array
      • Rule 548. Drawing Jury
      • Rule 549. Challenge for Cause
      • Rule 550. Peremptory Challenge
      • Rule 551. The Jury
      • Rule 552. If Jury Is Incomplete
      • Rule 553. Jury Sworn
      • Rule 554. Justice Shall Not Charge Jury
      • Rule 555. Verdict
    • Section 4 Judgment
      • Rule 556. Judgment Upon Verdict
      • Rule 557. Case Tried by Justice
      • Rule 558. Judgment
      • Rule 559. Costs
      • Rule 560. Judgment for Specific Articles
      • Rule 561. To Enforce Judgment
      • Rule 562. No Judgment Without Citation
      • Rule 563. Confession of Judgment
      • Rule 564. Warrant of Attorney
      • Rule 565. Rules Governing
    • Section 5 New Trial
      • Rule 566. Judgments by Default
      • Rule 567. New Trials
      • Rule 569. Notice
      • Rule 570. But One New Trial
    • Section 6 Appeal
      • Rule 571. Appeal Bond
      • Rule 572. Affidavit of Inability
      • Rule 573. Appeal Perfected
      • Rule 574. Transcript
      • Rule 574a. New Matter May be Pleaded
      • Rule 574b. Trial de Novo
  • Part VI Rules Relating to Ancillary Proceedings
    • Section 1 Attachment
      • Rule 592. Application for Writ of Attachment and Order
      • Rule 592a. Bond for Attachment
      • Rule 592b. Form of Attachment Bond
      • Rule 593. Requisites for Writ
      • Rule 594. Form of Writ
      • Rule 595. Several Writs
      • Rule 596. Delivery of Writ
      • Rule 597. Duty of Officer
      • Rule 598. Levy, How Made
      • Rule 598a. Service of Writ on Defendant
      • Rule 599. Defendant May Replevy
      • Rule 600. Sale of Perishable Property
      • Rule 601. To Protect Interests
      • Rule 602. Bond of Applicant for Sale
      • Rule 603. Procedure for Sale
      • Rule 604. Return of Sale
      • Rule 605. Judge May Make Necessary Orders
      • Rule 606. Return of Writ
      • Rule 607. Report of Disposition of Property
      • Rule 608. Dissolution or Modification of Writ of Attachment
      • Rule 609. Amendment
    • Section 2 Distress Warrant
      • Rule 610. Application for Distress Warrant and Order
      • Rule 611. Bond for Distress Warrant
      • Rule 612. Requisites for Warrant
      • Rule 613. Service of Warrant on Defendant
      • Rule 614. Defendant May Replevy
      • Rule 614a. Dissolution or Modification of Distress Warrant
      • Rule 615. Sale of Perishable Property
      • Rule 616. To Protect Interests
      • Rule 617. Procedure for Sale
      • Rule 618. Return of Sale
      • Rule 619. Citation for Defendant
      • Rule 620. Petition
    • Section 3 Executions
      • Rule 621. Enforcement of Judgment
      • Rule 621a. Discovery and Enforcement of Judgment
      • Rule 622. Execution
      • Rule 623. On Death of Executor
      • Rule 624. On Death of Nominal Plaintiff
      • Rule 625. On Money of Deceased
      • Rule 626. On Property of Deceased
      • Rule 627. Time for Issuance
      • Rule 628. Execution Within Thirty Days
      • Rule 629. Requisites of Execution
      • Rule 630. Execution on Judgment for Money
      • Rule 631. Execution for Sale of Particular Property
      • Rule 632. Execution for Delivery of Certain Property
      • Rule 633. Execution for Possession or Value of Personal Property
      • Rule 634. Execution Superseded
      • Rule 635. Stay of Execution in Justice Court
      • Rule 636. Indorsements by Officer
      • Rule 637. Levy of Execution
      • Rule 638. Property Not to be Designated
      • Rule 639. Levy
      • Rule 640. Levy on Stock Running at Large
      • Rule 641. Levy on Shares of Stock
      • Rule 643. Levy on Goods Pledged or Mortgaged
      • Rule 644. May Give Delivery Bond
      • Rule 645. Property May be Sold by Defendant
      • Rule 646. Forfeited Delivery Bond
      • Rule 646a. Sale of Real Property
      • Rule 647. Notice of Sale of Real Estate
      • Rule 648. ''Courthouse Door'' Defined
      • Rule 649. Sale of Personal Property
      • Rule 650. Notice of Sale of Personal Property
      • Rule 651. When Execution Not Satisfied
      • Rule 652. Purchaser Failing to Comply
      • Rule 653. Resale of Property
      • Rule 654. Return of Execution
      • Rule 655. Return of Execution by Mail
      • Rule 656. Execution Docket
    • Section 4 Garnishment
      • Rule 657. Judgment Final for Garnishment
      • Rule 658. Application for Writ of Garnishment and Order
      • Rule 658a. Bond for Garnishment
      • Rule 659. Case Docketed
      • Rule 661. Form of Writ
      • Rule 662. Delivery of Writ
      • Rule 663. Execution and Return of Writ
      • Rule 663a. Service of Writ on Defendant
      • Rule 664. Defendant May Replevy
      • Rule 664a. Dissolution or Modification of Writ of Garnishment
      • Rule 665. Answer to Writ
      • Rule 666. Garnishee Discharged
      • Rule 667. Judgment by Default
      • Rule 668. Judgment When Garnishee Is Indebted
      • Rule 669. Judgment for Effects
      • Rule 670. Refusal to Deliver Effects
      • Rule 672. Sale of Effects
      • Rule 673. May Traverse Answer
      • Rule 674. Trial of Issue
      • Rule 675. Docket and Notice
      • Rule 676. Issue Tried as in Other Cases
      • Rule 677. Costs
      • Rule 678. Garnishee Discharged on Proof
      • Rule 679. Amendment
    • Section 5 Injunctions
      • Rule 680. Temporary Restraining Order
      • Rule 681. Temporary Injunctions: Notice
      • Rule 682. Sworn Petition
      • Rule 683. Form and Scope of Injunction or Restraining Order
      • Rule 684. Applicant's Bond
      • Rule 685. Filing and Docketing
      • Rule 686. Citation
      • Rule 687. Requisites of Writ
      • Rule 688. Clerk To Issue Writ
      • Rule 689. Service and Return
      • Rule 690. The Answer
      • Rule 691. Bond on Dissolution
      • Rule 692. Disobedience
      • Rule 693. Principles of Equity Applicable
      • Rule 693a. Bond in Divorce Case
    • Section 6 Mandamus
      • Rule 694. No Mandamus Without Notice
    • Section 7 Receivers
      • Rule 695. No Receiver of Immovable Property Appointed Without Notice
      • Rule 695a. Bond, and Bond in Divorce Case
    • Section 8 Sequestration
      • Rule 696. Application for Writ of Sequestration and Order
      • Rule 697. Petition
      • Rule 698. Bond for Sequestration
      • Rule 699. Requisites of Writ
      • Rule 700. Amendment
      • Rule 700a. Service of Writ on Defendant
      • Rule 701. Defendant May Replevy
      • Rule 702. Bond for Personal Property
      • Rule 703. Bond for Real Estate
      • Rule 704. Return of Bond and Entry of Judgment
      • Rule 705. Defendant May Return Sequestered Property
      • Rule 706. Disposition of the Property by Officer
      • Rule 707. Execution
      • Rule 708. Plaintiff May Replevy
      • Rule 709. When Bond Forfeited
      • Rule 710. Sale of Perishable Goods
      • Rule 711. Order of Sale For
      • Rule 712. Return of Order
      • Rule 712a. Dissolution or Modification of Writ of Sequestration
      • Rule 713. Sale on Debt Not Due
      • Rule 714. Purchaser's Bond
      • Rule 715. Return of Bond
      • Rule 716. Recovery on Bond
    • Section 9 Trial of Right of Property
      • Rule 717. Claimant Must Make Affidavit
      • Rule 718. Property Delivered to Claimant
      • Rule 719. Bond
      • Rule 720. Return of Bond
      • Rule 721. Out-County Levy
      • Rule 722. Return of Original Writ
      • Rule 723. Docketing Cause
  • Part VII Rules Relating to Special Proceedings
    • Section 2
      • Rule 737.2. Contents of Petition; Copies; Forms and Amendments
      • Rule 737.3. Citation: Issuance; Appearance Date
      • Rule 737.4. Service and Return of Citation; Alternative Service of Citation
      • Rule 737.5. Representation of Parties
      • Rule 737.6. Docketing and Trial; Failure to Appear; Continuance
      • Rule 737.8. Judgment: Amount; Form and Content; Issuance and Service; Failure to Comply
      • Rule 737.9. Counterclaims
      • Rule 737.10. Post-Judgment Motions: Time and Manner; Disposition; Number
      • Rule 737.11. Plenary Power
      • Rule 737.12. Appeal: Time and Manner; Perfection; Effect; Costs; Trial on Appeal
      • Rule 737.13. Effect of Writ of Possession
    • Section 3 Forcible Entry and Detainer
      • Rule 738. May Sue for Rent
      • Rule 739. Citation
      • Rule 740. Complainant May Have Possession
      • Rule 741. Requisites of Complaint
      • Rule 742. Service of Citation
      • Rule 742a. Service by Delivery to Premises
      • Rule 743. Docketed
      • Rule 744. Demanding Jury
      • Rule 745. Trial Postponed
      • Rule 746. Only Issue
      • Rule 747. Trial
      • Rule 747a. Representation by Agents
      • Rule 748. Judgment and Writ
      • Rule 749. May Appeal
      • Rule 749a. Pauper's Affidavit
      • Rule 749b. Pauper's Affidavit in Nonpayment of Rent Appeals
      • Rule 749c. Appeal Perfected
      • Rule 750. Form of Appeal Bond
      • Rule 751. Transcript
      • Rule 752. Damages
      • Rule 753. Judgment by Default
      • Rule 755. Writ of Possession
    • Section 4 Partition of Real Estate
      • Rule 756. Petition
      • Rule 757. Citation and Service
      • Rule 758. Where Defendant is Unknown or Residence is Unknown
      • Rule 759. Judgment Where Defendant Cited by Publication
      • Rule 760. Court Shall Determine, What
      • Rule 761. Appointment of Commissioners
      • Rule 762. Writ of Partition
      • Rule 763. Service of Writ of Partition
      • Rule 764. May Appoint Surveyor
      • Rule 765. Return of Writ
      • Rule 766. Shall Proceed To Partition
      • Rule 767. May Cause Survey
      • Rule 768. Shall Divide Real Estate
      • Rule 769. Report of Commissioners
      • Rule 770. Property Incapable of Division
      • Rule 771. Objections to Report
    • Section 5 Partition of Personal Property
      • Rule 772. Procedure
      • Rule 773. Value Ascertained
      • Rule 774. Decree of Court Executed
      • Rule 775. Property Sold
    • Section 6 Partition: Miscellaneous Provisions
      • Rule 776. Construction
      • Rule 777. Pleading and Practice
      • Rule 778. Costs
    • Section 7 Quo Warranto
      • Rule 779. Joinder of Parties
      • Rule 780. Citation to Issue
      • Rule 781. Proceedings as in Civil Cases
      • Rule 782. Remedy Cumulative
    • Section 8 Trespass to Try Title
      • Rule 783. Requisites of Petition
      • Rule 784. The Possessor Shall Be Defendant
      • Rule 785. May Join As Defendants, When
      • Rule 786. Warrantor, etc., May Be Made a Party
      • Rule 787. Landlord May Become Defendant
      • Rule 788. May File Plea of ''Not Guilty'' Only
      • Rule 789. Proof Under Such Plea
      • Rule 790. Answer Taken As Admitting Possession
      • Rule 791. May Demand Abstract of Title
      • Rule 792. Time to File Abstract
      • Rule 793. Abstract Shall State, What
      • Rule 794. Amended Abstract
      • Rule 795. Rules in Other Cases Observed
      • Rule 796. Surveyor Appointed, etc.
      • Rule 797. Survey Unnecessary, When
      • Rule 798. Common Source of Title
      • Rule 799. Judgment by Default
      • Rule 800. Proof Ex Parte
      • Rule 801. When Defendant Claims Part Only
      • Rule 802. When Plaintiff Proves Part
      • Rule 803. May Recover a Part
      • Rule 804. The Judgment
      • Rule 805. Damages
      • Rule 806. Claim for Improvements
      • Rule 807. Judgment When Claim for Improvements is Made
      • Rule 808. These Rules Shall Not Govern, When
      • Rule 809. These Rules Shall Not Govern, When
    • Section 9 Suits Against Non-Residents
      • Rule 810. Requisites of Pleadings
      • Rule 811. Service by Publication in Actions Under Section 17.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code
      • Rule 812. No Judgment by Default
      • Rule 813. Suit to Extinguish Lien
  • Part VIII Closing Rules
    • Rule 814. Effective Date
    • Rule 815. Substantive Rights Unaffected
    • Rule 816. Jurisdiction and Venue Unaffected
    • Rule 818. Reference to Former Statutes
    • Rule 819. Procedure Continued
    • Rule 820. Workers' Compensation Law
    • Rule 821. Prior Court Rules Repealed
    • Rule 822. Title
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code
  • Title 4 Regulatory and Penal Provisions
    • Chapter 106 Provisions Relating to Age
      • 106.041 Driving or operating watercraft under the influence of alcohol by a minor
      • 106.071 Punishment for alcohol-related offense by minor
      • 106.12 Expungement of conviction of a minor
      • 106.115 Attendance at alcohol awareness course; license suspension
• Texas Probate Code
  • Chapter I General Provisions
    • 1. Short Title
    • 2. Effective Date and Application
    • 3. Definitions and Use of Terms
    • 4A. General Probate Court Jurisdiction; Appeals
    • 4B. Matters Related to Probate Proceeding
    • 4C. Original Jurisdiction for Probate Proceedings
    • 4D. Jurisdiction of Contested Probate Proceeding in County with No Statutory Probate Court or Statutory County Court
    • 4E. Jurisdiction of Contested Probate Proceeding in County with No Statutory Probate Court
    • 4F. Exclusive Jurisdiction of Probate Proceeding in County with Statutory Probate Court
    • 4G. Jurisdiction of Statutory Probate Court with Respect to Trusts and Powers of Attorney
    • 4H. Concurrent Jurisdiction With District Court
    • 5B. Transfer to Statutory Probate Court of Proceeding Related to Probate Proceeding
    • 5C. Actions to Collect Delinquent Property Taxes
    • 6. Venue: Probate of Wills and Granting of Letters Testamentary and of Administration
    • 6A. Venue: Action Related to Probate Proceeding in Statutory Probate Court
    • 6B. Venue: Certain Actions Involving Personal Representative
    • 6C. Venue: Heirship Proceedings
    • 6D. Venue: Certain Actions Involving Breach of Fiduciary Duty
    • 8. Concurrent Venue in Probate Proceeding
    • 8A. Transfer of Venue in Probate Proceeding
    • 8B. Validation of Prior Proceedings
    • 9. Defects in Pleading
    • 10. Persons Entitled to Contest Proceedings
    • 10A. Necessary Party
    • 10B. Communications or Records Relating to Decedent's Condition Before Death
    • 10C. Effect of Filing or Contesting Pleading
    • 11. Applications and Other Papers to be Filed With Clerk
    • 11A. Exemption from Probate Fees for Estates of Certain Military Servicemembers
    • 11B. Exemption from Probate Fees for Estates of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Others
    • 12. Costs and Security Therefor
    • 13. Judge's Probate Docket
    • 14. Claim Docket
    • 15. Case Files
    • 16. Probate Fee Book
    • 17. Maintaining Records in Lieu of Record Books
    • 17A. Index
    • 18. Use of Records as Evidence
    • 19. Call of the Dockets
    • 20. Clerk May Set Hearings
    • 21. Trial by Jury
    • 22. Evidence
    • 23. Decrees
    • 24. Enforcement of Orders
    • 25. Executions
    • 26. Attachments for Property
    • 27. Enforcement of Specific Performance
    • 28. Personal Representative to Serve Pending Appeal of Appointment
    • 29. Appeal Bonds of Personal Representatives
    • 31. Bill of Review
    • 32. Common Law Applicable
    • 33. Issuance, Contents, Service, and Return of Citation, Notices, and Writs in Probate Matters
    • 34. Service on Attorney
    • 34A. Attorneys Ad Litem
    • 35. Waiver of Notice
    • 36. Duty and Responsibility of Judge
    • 36B. Examination of Documents or Safe Deposit Box With Court Order
    • 36C. Delivery of Document With Court Order
    • 36D. Examination of Document or Safe Deposit Box Without Court Order
    • 36E. Delivery of Document Without Court Order
    • 36F. Restriction on Removal of Contents of Safe Deposit Box
  • Chapter II Descent and Distribution
    • 37. Passage of Title Upon Intestacy and Under a Will
    • 37A. Means of Evidencing Disclaimer or Renunciation of Property or Interest Receivable From a Decedent
    • 37B. Assignment of Property Received from a Decedent
    • 37C. Satisfaction of Devise
    • 38. Persons Who Take Upon Intestacy
    • 39. No Distinction Because of Property's Source
    • 40. Inheritance by and From an Adopted Child
    • 41. Matters Affecting and Not Affecting the Right to Inherit
    • 42. Inheritance Rights of Children
    • 43. Determination of Per Capita and Per Stirpes Distribution
    • 44. Advancements
    • 45. Community Estate
    • 46. Joint Tenancies
    • 47. Requirement of Survival by 120 Hours
    • 47A. Marriage Voidable Based on Mental Incapacity
  • Chapter III Determination of Heirship
    • 48. Proceedings to Declare Heirship
    • 49. Who May Institute Proceedings to Declare Heirship
    • 50. Notice
    • 51. Transfer of Proceeding When Will Probated or Administration Granted
    • 52. Recorded Instruments as Prima Facie Evidence
    • 52A. Form of Affidavit of Facts Concerning Identity of Heirs
    • 53. Evidence; Unknown Parties and Incapacitated Persons
    • 53A. Order for Genetic Testing Authorized
    • 53B. Results of Genetic Testing; Admissibility
    • 53C. Use of Genetic Testing Results in Certain Proceedings to Declare Heirship
    • 53D. Additional Orders Authorized
    • 53E. Proceedings and Records Public
    • 54. Judgment
    • 55. Effect of Judgment
    • 56. Filing of Certified Copy of Judgment
  • Chapter IV Execution and Revocation of Wills
    • 57. Who May Execute a Will
    • 58. Interests Which May Pass Under a Will
    • 58a. Devises or Bequests to Trustees
    • 58b. Devises and Bequests That Are Void
    • 58c. Exercise of Power of Appointment
    • 59. Requisites of a Will
    • 59A. Contracts Concerning Succession
    • 60. Exception Pertaining to Holographic Wills
    • 61. Bequest to Witness
    • 62. Corroboration of Testimony of Interested Witness
    • 63. Revocation of Wills
    • 64. Forfeiture Clause
    • 67. Pretermitted Child
    • 68. Prior Death of Legatee
    • 69. Will Provisions Made Before Dissolution of Marriage
    • 69A. Changing Wills
    • 70A. Increase in Securities; Accessions
    • 71. Deposit of Will With Court During Testator's Lifetime
    • 71A. No Right to Exoneration of Debts; Exception
  • Chapter V Probate and Grant of Administration
    • Part 1 Estates of Decedents
      • 72. Proceedings Before Death; Administration in Absence of Direct Evidence of Death; Distribution; Limitation of Liability; Restoration of Estate; Validation of Proceedings
      • 73. Period for Probate
      • 74. Time to File Application for Letters Testamentary or Administration
      • 75. Duty and Liability of Custodian of Will
      • 76. Persons Who May Make Application
      • 77. Order of Persons Qualified to Serve
      • 78. Persons Disqualified to Serve as Executor or Administrator
      • 79. Waiver of Right to Serve
      • 80. Prevention of Administration
      • 81. Contents of Application for Letters Testamentary
      • 82. Contents of Application for Letters of Administration
      • 83. Procedure Pertaining to a Second Application
      • 84. Proof of Written Will Produced in Court
      • 85. Proof of Written Will Not Produced in Court
      • 87. Testimony to Be Committed to Writing
      • 88. Proof Required for Probate and Issuance of Letters Testamentary or of Administration
      • 89. Action of Court on Probated Will
      • 89A. Contents of Application for Probate of Will as Muniment of Title
      • 89B. Proof Required for Probate of a Will as a Muniment of Title
      • 89C. Probate of Wills as Muniments of Title
      • 90. Custody of Probated Wills
      • 91. When Will Not in Custody of Court
      • 92. Period for Probate Does Not Affect Settlement
      • 93. Period for Contesting Probate
      • 94. No Will Effectual Until Probated
    • Part 2 Procedure Pertaining to Foreign Wills
      • 95. Probate of Foreign Will Accomplished by Filing and Recording
      • 96. Filing and Recording Foreign Will in Deed Records
      • 97. Proof Required for Recording in Deed Records
      • 98. Effect of Recording Copy of Will in Deed Records
      • 99. Recording in Deed Records Serves as Notice of Title
      • 100. Contest of Foreign Wills
      • 101. Notice of Contest of Foreign Will
      • 102. Effect of Rejection of Will in Domiciliary Proceedings
      • 103. Original Probate of Foreign Will in This State
      • 104. Proof of Foreign Will in Original Probate Proceeding
      • 105. Executor of Will Probated in Another Jurisdiction
      • 105A. Appointment and Service of Foreign Banks and Trust Companies in Fiduciary Capacity
      • 106. When Foreign Executor to Give Bond
      • 107. Power of Sale of Foreign Executor or Trustee
      • 107A. Suit for the Recovery of Debts by a Foreign Executor or Administrator
    • Part 3 Emergency Intervention Proceedings; Funeral and Burial Expenses
      • 108. Time to File Emergency Application
      • 109. Eligible Applicants for Emergency Intervention
      • 110. Requirements for Emergency Intervention
      • 111. Contents of Emergency Intervention Application for Funeral and Burial Expenses
      • 112. Contents for Emergency Intervention Application for Access to Personal Property
      • 113. Orders of Emergency Intervention
      • 114. Termination
      • 115. Limitation on Right of Surviving Spouse to Control Deceased's Burial or Cremation
    • Part 4 Citations and Notices
      • 128. Citations With Respect to Applications for Probate or for Issuance of Letters
      • 128A. Notice to Certain Beneficiaries After Probate of Will
      • 128B. Notice to Heirs on Application to Probate Will After Four Years
      • 129. Validation of Prior Modes of Service of Citation
      • 129A. Service by Publication or Other Substituted Service
  • Chapter VI Special Types of Administration
    • Part 1 Temporary Administration in the Interest of Estates of Dependents
      • 131A. Appointment of Temporary Administrators
      • 132. Temporary Administration Pending Contest of a Will or Administration
      • 133. Powers of Temporary Administrators
      • 134. Accounting
      • 135. Closing Temporary Administration
    • Part 3 Small Estates
      • 137. Collection of Small Estates Upon Affidavit
      • 138. Effect of Affidavit
      • 139. Application for Order of No Administration
      • 140. Hearing and Order Upon the Application
      • 141. Effect of Order
      • 142. Proceeding to Revoke Order
      • 143. Summary Proceedings for Small Estates After Personal Representative Appointed
    • Part 4 Independent Administration
      • 145. Independent Administration
      • 145A. Granting Power of Sale by Agreement
      • 145B. Independent Executors May Act Without Court Approval
      • 145C. Power of Sale of Estate Property
      • 146. Payment of Claims and Delivery of Exemptions and Allowances
      • 147. Enforcement of Claims by Suit
      • 148. Requiring Heirs to Give Bond
      • 149. Requiring Independent Executor to Give Bond
      • 149A. Accounting
      • 149B. Accounting and Distribution
      • 149C. Removal of Independent Executor
      • 149D. Distribution of Remaining Estate Pending Judicial Discharge
      • 149E. Judicial Discharge of Independent Executor
      • 149F. Court Costs and Other Charges Related to Final Account in Judicial Discharge
      • 149G. Rights and Remedies Cumulative
      • 150. Partition and Distribution or Sale of Property Incapable of Division
      • 151. Closing Independent Administration by Closing Report or Notice of Closing Estate
      • 152. Closing Independent Administration Upon Application by Distributee
      • 153. Issuance of Letters
      • 154. Powers of an Administrator Who Succeeds an Independent Executor
      • 154A. Court-Appointed Successor Independent Executor
    • Part 5 Administration of Community Property
      • 155. No Necessity For Administration of Community Property
      • 156. Liability of Community Property for Debts
      • 160. Powers of Surviving Spouse When No Administration is Pending
      • 168. Accounting by Survivor
      • 176. Remarriage of Surviving Spouse
      • 177. Distribution of Powers Among Personal Representatives and Surviving Spouse
  • Chapter VII Executors and Administrators
    • Part 1 Appointment and Issuance of Letters
      • 178. When Letters Testamentary or of Administration Shall Be Granted
      • 179. Opposition to Grant of Letters of Administration
      • 180. Effect of Finding That No Necessity for Administration Exists
      • 181. Orders Granting Letters Testamentary or of Administration
      • 182. When Clerk Shall Issue Letters
      • 183. What Constitutes Letters
      • 186. Letters or Certificate Made Evidence
      • 187. Issuance of Other Letters
      • 188. Rights of Third Persons Dealing With Executors or Administrators
    • Part 2 Oaths and Bonds of Personal Representatives
      • 189. How Executors and Administrators Shall Qualify
      • 190. Oaths of Executors and Administrators
      • 192. Time for Taking Oath and Giving Bond
      • 194. Bonds of Personal Representatives of Estates
      • 195. When No Bond Required
      • 196. Form of Bond
      • 197. Bonds to Be Filed
      • 198. Bonds of Joint Representatives
      • 199. Bonds of Married Persons
      • 200. Bond of Married Person Under Eighteen Years of Age
      • 201. (a) Affidavit of Personal Surety; (b) Lien on Specific Property, When Required; (c) Subordination of Lien Authorized
      • 202. Bond as Lien on Real Property of Surety
      • 203. When New Bond May Be Required
      • 204. Demand for New Bond by Interested Person
      • 205. Judge to Require New Bond
      • 206. Order Requiring New Bond
      • 207. Order Suspends Powers of Personal Representative
      • 208. Decrease in Amount of Bond
      • 209. Discharge of Sureties Upon Execution of New Bond
      • 210. Release of Sureties Before Estate Fully Administered
      • 211. Release of Lien Before Estate Fully Administered
      • 212. Release of Recorded Lien on Surety's Property
      • 213. Revocation of Letters for Failure to Give Bond
      • 214. Executor Without Bond Required to Give Bond
      • 215. Order Requiring Bond
      • 216. Bond in Such Case
      • 217. Failure to Give Bond
      • 218. Bonds Not Void Upon First Recovery
    • Part 3 Revocation of Letters, Death, Resignation, and Removal
      • 220. Appointment of Successor Representative
      • 221. Resignation
      • 221A. Change of Resident Agent
      • 221B. Resignation of Resident Agent
      • 222. Removal
      • 222A. Reinstatement After Removal
    • Part 4 Subsequent Personal Representatives
      • 223. Further Administration With or Without Will Annexed
      • 224. Successors Succeed to Prior Rights, Powers, and Duties
      • 225. Additional Powers of Successor Appointee
      • 226. Subsequent Executors Also Succeed to Prior Rights and Duties
      • 227. Successors Return of Inventory, Appraisement, and List of Claims or Affidavit in Lieu of Inventory, Appraisement, and List of Claims
    • Part 5 General Powers of Personal Representatives
      • 230. Care of Property of Estates
      • 232. Representative of Estate Shall Take Possession of Personal Property and Records
      • 233. Collection of Claims and Recovery of Property
      • 233A. Suits by Executors or Administrators
      • 234. Exercise of Powers With and Without Court Order
      • 235. Possession of Property Held in Common Ownership
      • 238. Operation of Farm, Ranch, Factory, or Other Business
      • 238A. Administration of Partnership Interest by Personal Representative
      • 239. Payment or Credit of Income
      • 240. Joint Executors or Administrators
    • Part 6 Compensation, Expenses, and Court Costs
      • 241. Compensation of Personal Representatives
      • 242. Expenses Allowed
      • 243. Allowance for Defending Will
      • 244. Expense Accounts
      • 245. When Costs Are Adjudged Against Representative
  • Chapter VIII Proceedings During Administration
    • Part 1 Inventory, Appraisement, and List of Claims
      • 248. Appointment of Appraisers
      • 249. Failure of Appraisers to Serve
      • 250. Inventory and Appraisement; Affidavit in Lieu of Inventory, Appraisement, and List of Claims
      • 251. List of Claims
      • 252. Affidavit to be Attached
      • 253. Fees of Appraisers
      • 255. Action by the Court
      • 256. Discovery of Additional Property
      • 257. Additional Inventory or List of Claims Required by Court
      • 258. Correction Required When Inventory, Appraisement, or List of Claims Erroneous or Unjust
      • 259. Effect of Reappraisement
      • 260. Failure of Joint Personal Representatives to Return an Inventory, Appraisement, and List of Claims or Affidavit in Lieu of Inventory, Appraisement, and List of Claims
      • 261. Use of Inventories, Appraisements, and Lists of Claims as Evidence
    • Part 2 Withdrawing Estates of Deceased Persons from Administration
      • 262. Executor or Administrator Required to Report on Condition of Estate
      • 263. Bond Required to Withdraw Estate From Administration
      • 264. Court's Order
      • 265. Order of Discharge
      • 266. Lien on Property of Estate Withdrawn From Administration
      • 267. Partition of Estate Withdrawn From Administration
      • 268. Creditors May Sue on Bond
      • 269. Creditors May Sue Distributees
    • Part 3 Setting Apart Homestead and Other Exempt Property, and Fixing the Family Allowance
      • 270. Liability of Homestead for Debts
      • 271. Exempt Property to Be Set Apart
      • 272. To Whom Delivered
      • 273. Allowance in Lieu of Exempt Property
      • 274. How Allowance Paid
      • 275. To Whom Allowance Paid
      • 276. Sale to Raise Allowance
      • 277. Preference of Liens
      • 278. When Estate Is Solvent
      • 279. When Estate is Insolvent
      • 280. Exempt Property Not Considered in Determining Solvency
      • 281. Exempt Property Liable for Certain Debts
      • 282. Nature of Homestead Property Immaterial
      • 283. Homestead Rights of Surviving Spouse
      • 284. When Homestead Not Partitioned
      • 285. When Homestead Can Be Partitioned
      • 286. Family Allowance to Surviving Spouses, Minors, and Adult Incapacitated Children
      • 287. Amount of Family Allowance
      • 288. When Family Allowance Not Made
      • 289. Order Fixing Family Allowance
      • 290. Family Allowance Preferred
      • 291. To Whom Family Allowance Paid
      • 292. May Take Property for Family Allowance
      • 293. Sale to Raise Funds for Family Allowance
    • Part 4 Presentment and Payment of Claims
      • 294. Notice by Representative of Appointment
      • 295. Notice to Holders of Secured Claims
      • 296. One Notice Sufficient
      • 297. Penalty for Failure to Give Notice
      • 298. Claims Against Estates of Decedents
      • 299. Tolling of General Statutes of Limitation
      • 301. Claims for Money Must be Authenticated
      • 302. When Defects of Form Are Waived
      • 303. Evidence Concerning Lost or Destroyed Claims
      • 304. Authentication of Claim by Others Than Individual Owners
      • 306. Method of Handling Secured Claims for Money
      • 307. Claims Providing for Attorney's Fees
      • 308. Depositing Claims With Clerk
      • 309. Memorandum of Allowance or Rejection of Claim
      • 310. Failure to Endorse or Annex Memorandum
      • 311. When Claims Entered in Docket
      • 312. Contest of Claims, Action by Court, and Appeals
      • 313. Suit on Rejected Claim
      • 314. Presentment of Claims a Prerequisite for Judgment
      • 315. Costs of Suit With Respect to Claims
      • 316. Claims Against Personal Representatives
      • 317. Claims by Personal Representatives
      • 318. Claims Not Allowed After Order for Partition and Distribution
      • 319. Claims Not to Be Paid Unless Approved
      • 320. Order of Payment of Claims and Allowances
      • 320A. Funeral Expenses
      • 321. Deficiency of Assets
      • 322. Classification of Claims Against Estate of Decedent
      • 322A. Apportionment of Taxes
      • 322B. Abatement of Bequests
      • 323. Joint Obligation
      • 324. Representatives Not to Purchase Claims
      • 326. Owner May Obtain Order for Payment
      • 328. Liability for Nonpayment of Claims
      • 329. Borrowing Money
    • Part 5 Sales
      • 331. Court Must Order Sales
      • 332. Sales Authorized by Will
      • 333. Certain Personal Property to Be Sold
      • 334. Sales of Other Personal Property
      • 335. Special Provisions Pertaining to Livestock
      • 336. Sales of Personal Property at Public Auction
      • 337. Sales of Personal Property on Credit
      • 338. Sale of Mortgaged Property
      • 339. Sales of Personal Property to be Reported; Decree Vests Title
      • 340. Selection of Real Property to Be Sold for Payment of Debts
      • 341. Application for Sale of Real Estate
      • 342. Contents of Application for Sale of Real Estate
      • 344. Citation on Application
      • 345. Opposition to Application
      • 345A. Hearing on Application and Any Opposition
      • 346. Order of Sale
      • 347. Procedure When Representative Neglects to Apply for Sale
      • 348. Permissible Terms of Sale of Real Estate
      • 349. Public Sales of Real Estate
      • 350. Private Sales of Real Estate
      • 351. Sales of Easements and Right of Ways
      • 352. Representative Purchasing Property of the Estate
      • 353. Reports of Sale
      • 354. Bond on Sale of Real Estate
      • 355. Action of Court on Report of Sale
      • 356. Deed Conveys Title to Real Estate
      • 357. Delivery of Deed, Vendor's and Deed of Trust Lien
      • 358. Penalty for Neglect
    • Part 6 Hiring and Renting
      • 359. Hiring or Renting Without Order of Court
      • 360. Liability of Personal Representative
      • 361. Order to Hire or Rent
      • 362. Procedure in Case of Neglect to Rent Property
      • 363. When Property is Hired or Rented on Credit
      • 364. Property Hired or Rented to Be Returned in Good Condition
      • 365. Report of Hiring or Renting
      • 366. Action of Court on Report
    • Part 7 Mineral Leases, Pooling or Unitization Agreements, and Other Matters Relating to Mineral Properties
      • 367. Mineral Leases After Public Notice
      • 368. Mineral Leases at Private Sale
      • 369. Pooling or Unitization of Royalty or Minerals
      • 370. Special Ancillary Instruments Which May Be Executed Without Court Order
      • 371. Procedure When Representative of Estate Neglects to Apply for Authority
      • 372. Validation of Certain Leases and Pooling or Unitization Agreements Based on Previous Statutes
    • Part 8 Partition and Distribution of Estates of Decedents
      • 373. Application for Partition and Distribution of Estates of Decedents
      • 374. Citation of Interested Persons
      • 375. Citation of Executor or Administrator
      • 377. Facts to Be Ascertained Upon Hearing
      • 378. Decree of the Court
      • 378A. Satisfaction of Pecuniary Bequests
      • 378B. Allocation of Income and Expenses During Administration of Decedent's Estate
      • 379. Partition When Estate Consists of Money or Debts Only
      • 380. Partition and Distribution When Property Is Capable of Division
      • 381. Partition and Distribution When Property of an Estate Is Incapable of Division
      • 382. Property Located in Another County
      • 384. Damages for Neglect to Deliver Property
      • 385. Partition of Community Property
      • 386. Partition of Property Jointly Owned
      • 387. Expense of Partition
    • Part 10A Stocks, Bonds, and Other Personal Property
      • 398A. Holding of Stocks, Bonds and Other Personal Property by Personal Representatives in Name of Nominee
    • Part 11 Annual Accounts and Other Exhibits
      • 399. Annual Accounts Required
      • 400. Penalty for Failure to File Annual Account
      • 401. Action Upon Annual Accounts
      • 402. Additional Exhibits of Estates of Decedents
      • 403. Penalty for Failure to File Exhibits or Reports
    • Part 12 Final Settlement, Accountiing, and Discharge
      • 404. Closing Administration of Estates of Decedents
      • 405. Account for Final Settlement of Estates of Decedents
      • 405A. Delivery of Property
      • 406. Procedure in Case of Neglect or Failure to File Final Account; Payments Due Meantime
      • 407. Citation Upon Presentation of Account for Final Settlement
      • 408. Action of the Court
      • 409. Money Becoming Due Pending Final Discharge
      • 410. Inheritance Taxes Must be Paid
      • 412. Offsets, Credits, and Bad Debts
      • 414. Procedure if Representative Fails to Deliver Estate
  • Chapter X Payment of Estates into State Treasury
    • 427. When Estates to be Paid Into State Treasury
    • 428. Indispensability of Comptroller as Party
    • 429. Penalty for Neglect to Notify Comptroller
    • 430. Receipt of Comptroller
    • 431. Penalty for Failure to Make Payments to Comptroller
    • 432. Comptroller May Enforce Payment and Collect Damages
    • 433. Suit for the Recovery of Funds Paid to the Comptroller
  • Chapter XI Nontestamentary Transfers
    • Part 1 Multiple-Party Accounts
      • 436. Definitions
      • 437. Ownership as Between Parties and Others
      • 438. Ownership During Lifetime
      • 438A. Convenience Account
      • 438B. Convenience Signer on Other Accounts
      • 439. Right of Survivorship
      • 439A. Uniform Single-Party or Multiple-Party Account Form
      • 440. Effect of Written Notice to Financial Institution
      • 441. Accounts and Transfers Nontestamentary
      • 442. Rights of Creditors; Pledge of Account
      • 443. Protection of Financial Institutions
      • 444. Payment on Signature of One Party
      • 445. Payment of Joint Account After Death or Disability
      • 446. Payment of P.O.D. Account
      • 447. Payment of Trust Account
      • 448. Discharge from Claims
      • 449. Set-Off to Financial Institution
    • Part 2 Provisions Relating to Effect of Death
      • 450. Provisions for Payment or Transfer at Death
    • Part 3 Community Property with Right of Survivorship
      • 451. Right of Survivorship
      • 452. Formalities
      • 453. Ownership and Management During Marriage
      • 454. Transfers Nontestamentary
      • 455. Revocation
      • 456. Proof of Agreement
      • 457. Action of Court on Agreement
      • 458. Effect of Order
      • 459. Custody of Adjudicated Agreements
      • 460. Protection of Persons or Entities Acting Without Knowledge or Notice
      • 461. Rights of Creditors
      • 462. Coordination With Part 1 of Chapter XI
  • Chapter XI-A Provisions Applicable to Certain Nontestamentary Transfers
    • 471. Definitions
    • 472. Revocation of Certain Nontestamentary Transfers on Dissolution of Marriage
    • 473. Liability for Certain Payments, Benefits, and Property
  • Chapter XII Durable Power of Attorney Act
    • 481. Short Title
    • 482. Definition
    • 483. Duration
    • 484. Effect of Acts by Attorney in Fact or Agent During Incapacity of Principal
    • 485. Relation of Attorney in Fact or Agent to Court-Appointed Guardian of Estate
    • 485A. Effect of Principal's Divorce or Marriage Annulment if Former Spouse is Attorney in Fact or Agent
    • 486. Knowledge of Death, Guardian of Estate, Revocation, Divorce, or Marriage Annulment; Good-Faith Acts
    • 487. Affidavit of Lack of Knowledge or Termination of Power; Recording; Good-Faith Reliance
    • 487A. Effect of Bankruptcy Proceeding
    • 488. Revocation of Durable Power of Attorney
    • 489. Recording Durable Power of Attorney for Real Property Transactions
    • 489B. Duty to Inform and Account
    • 490. Statutory Durable Power of Attorney
    • 491. Construction of Powers Generally
    • 492. Construction of Power Relating to Real Property Transactions
    • 493. Construction of Power Relating to Tangible Personal Property Transactions
    • 494. Construction of Power Relating to Stock and Bond Transactions
    • 495. Construction of Power Relating to Commodity and Option Transactions
    • 496. Construction of Power Relating to Banking and Other Financial Institution Transactions
    • 497. Construction of Power Relating to Business Operation Transactions
    • 498. Construction of Power Relating to Insurance Transactions
    • 499. Construction of Power Relating to Estate, Trust, and Other Beneficiary Transactions
    • 500. Construction of Power Relating to Claims and Litigation
    • 501. Construction of Power Relating to Personal and Family Maintenance
    • 502. Construction of Power Relating to Benefits From Certain Governmental Programs or Civil or Military Service
    • 503. Construction of Power Relating to Retirement Plan Transactions
    • 504. Construction of Power Relating to Tax Matters
    • 505. Existing Interest; Foreign Interests
    • 506. Uniformity of Application and Construction
  • Chapter XIII Guardianship
    • Part 1 General Provisions
      • Subpart A Definitions; Purpose; Applicability; Proceedings in Rem
        • 601. Definitions
        • 602. Policy; Purpose of Guardianship
        • 603. Laws Applicable to Guardianships
        • 604. Proceeding In Rem
    • Part 2 Guardianship Proceedings and Matters
      • Subpart A Jurisdiction
        • 605. General Probate Court Jurisdiction in Guardianship Proceedings; Appeals
        • 606A. Matters Related to Guardianship Proceeding
        • 607A. Original Jurisdiction for Guardianship Proceedings
        • 607B. Jurisdiction of Contested Guardianship Proceeding in County With no Statutory Probate Court or County Court at Law
        • 607C. Jurisdiction of Contested Guardianship Proceeding in County With no Statutory Probate Court
        • 607D. Exclusive Jurisdiction of Guardianship Proceeding in County with Statutory Probate Court
        • 607E. Concurrent Jurisdiction with District Court
        • 608. Transfer of Proceeding by Statutory Probate Court
        • 609. Transfer of Contested Guardianship of the Person of a Minor
      • Subpart B Venue
        • 610. Venue for Appointment of Guardian
        • 611. Concurrent Venue and Transfer for Want of Venue
        • 612. Application for Transfer of Guardianship to Another County
        • 613. Notice
        • 614. Court Action
        • 615. Transfer of Record
        • 616. Transfer Effective
        • 617. Continuation of Guardianship
        • 618. New Guardian Appointed on Transfer
        • 619. Review of Transferred Guardianship
      • Subpart C Duties and Records of Clerk
        • 621. Application and Other Papers to be Filed With Clerk
        • 622. Costs and Security
        • 623. Judge's Guardianship Docket
        • 624. Claim Docket
        • 625. Case Files
        • 626. Guardianship Fee Book
        • 627. Maintaining Records in Lieu of Record Books
        • 627A. Index
        • 628. Use of Records as Evidence
        • 629. Call of the Dockets
        • 630. Clerk May Set Hearings
        • 631. Clerk's Duties
      • Subpart D Service and Notice
        • 632. Issuance, Contents, Service, and Return of Citation, Notices, and Writs in Guardianship Proceedings
        • 633. Notice and Citation
        • 634. Service on Attorney
        • 635. Waiver of Notice
        • 636. Notices to Department of Veterans Affairs by Guardians
      • Subpart E Trial and Hearing Matters
        • 641. Defects in Pleading
        • 642. Standing to Commence or Contest Proceeding
        • 643. Trial by Jury
        • 644. Hearing by Submission
        • 645. Guardians Ad Litem
        • 645A. Immunity
        • 646. Appointment of Attorney ad Litem and Interpreter
        • 646A. Representation of Ward or Proposed Ward by Attorney
        • 647. Duties of Attorney Ad Litem
        • 647A. Certification Requirement for Certain Court-Appointed Attorneys
        • 648. Court Visitor Program
        • 648A. Duties of Court Investigator
        • 649. Evidence
        • 650. Decrees
        • 651. Enforcement of Orders
        • 652. Location of Hearing
      • Subpart F Post-Trial Matters
        • 653. Execution
        • 654. Attachment for Property
        • 655. Guardian to Serve Pending Appeal of Appointment
        • 656. Appeal Bond of Guardian
        • 657. Bill of Review
      • Subpart G Letters of Guardianship
        • 659. Issuance of Letters of Guardianship
        • 660. Letters or Order Made Evidence
        • 661. Issuance of New Letters
        • 662. Rights of Third Persons Dealing With Guardian
        • 663. Validation of Certain Letters of Guardianship
      • Subpart H Compensation, Expenses, and Court Costs
        • 665. Compensation of Guardians and Temporary Guardians
        • 665A. Payment for Professional Services
        • 665B. Payment of Attorney's Fees to Attorney Representing Applicant
        • 665C. Compensation for Collection of Claims and Recovery of Property
        • 665D. Compensation and Payment of Attorney's Fees of Attorney Serving as Guardian
        • 666. Expenses Allowed
        • 667. Expense Account
        • 668. Costs Adjudged Against Guardian
        • 669. Costs Against Guardianship
        • 670. Compensation of Certain Guardians; Certain Other Guardianship Costs
      • Subpart I Duty and Responsibility of Court
        • 671. Judge's Duty
        • 672. Annual Determination Whether Guardianship Should be Continued, Modified, or Terminated
      • Subpart J Liability of Guardian
        • 673. Liability of Guardian for Conduct of Ward
        • 674. Immunity of Guardianship Program
    • Part 3 Appointment and Qualification of Guardians
      • Subpart A Appointment
        • 675. Rights and Powers Retained by Ward
        • 676. Guardians of Minors
        • 677. Guardians of Persons Other Than Minors
        • 677A. Written Declarations by Certain Parents to Appoint Guardians for Their Children
        • 677B. Proof of Written Declaration of Certain Parents to Designate Childrens' Guardian
        • 678. Presumption Concerning Best Interest
        • 679. Designation of Guardian Before Need Arises
        • 679A. Proof of Written Declaration to Designate Guardian Before Need Arises
        • 680. Selection of Guardian by Minor
        • 681. Persons Disqualified to Serve as Guardians
        • 682. Application; Contents
        • 682A. Application for Appointment of Guardian for Certain Persons
        • 683. Court's Initiation of Guardianship Proceedings
        • 683A. Information Letter
        • 684. Findings Required
        • 685. Hearing for Appointment of Guardian; Right to Jury Trial
        • 686. Use of Records in Hearing to Appoint Guardian
        • 687. Examinations and Reports
        • 689. Preference of Ward
        • 690. Persons Appointed Guardian
        • 692. Dismissal of Application
        • 693. Order of Court
        • 694. Term of Appointment of Guardian
        • 694A. Complete Restoration of Ward's Capacity or Modification of Guardianship
        • 694B. Contents of Application
        • 694C. Appointment of Attorney Ad Litem
        • 694D. Hearing
        • 694E. Findings Required
        • 694F. Examinations and Reports Relating to Complete Restoration of Ward's Capacity or Modification of Guardianship
        • 694G. Order of Complete Restoration of Ward's Capacity
        • 694H. Modification of Guardianship
        • 694I. Dismissal of Application
        • 694J. Contents of Order
        • 694K. Attorney Retained on Ward's Behalf
        • 694L. Payment for Guardians Ad Litem
        • 695. Appointment of Successor Guardian
        • 695A. Successor Guardians for Wards of Guardianship Programs or Governmental Entities
        • 696. Appointment of Private Professional Guardians
        • 696A. Appointment of Public Guardians
        • 696B. Appointment of Family Members or Friends
        • 697. Registration of Private Professional Guardians
        • 697A. List of Certain Public Guardians Maintained by County Clerks or Guardianship Certification Board
        • 697B. Certification Requirement for Private Professional Guardians and Public Guardians
        • 698. Access to Criminal History Records
      • Subpart B Qualifications
        • 699. How Guardians Qualify
        • 700. Oath of Guardian
        • 701. Time for Taking Oath and Giving Bond
        • 702. Bond Required of Guardian of the Person or Estate
        • 702A. Types of Bonds Acceptable for Guardian of the Person
        • 703. Bond of Guardian of the Estate
        • 704. Form of Bond
        • 705. Bond to be Filed
        • 706. Bond of Joint Guardians
        • 707. Bond of Married Persons
        • 708. Bond of Married Person Younger Than 18 Years of Age
        • 708A. Bond of Guardianship Program
        • 709. Affidavit of Personal Surety; Lien on Specific Property When Required; Subordination of Lien Authorized
        • 710. Bond as Lien on Real Property of Surety
        • 711. When New Bond May be Required
        • 712. Demand for New Bond by Interested Person
        • 713. Judge to Require New Bond
        • 714. Order Requiring New Bond
        • 715. Order Suspends Powers of Guardians
        • 716. Decrease in Amount of Bond
        • 717. Discharge of Sureties on Execution of New Bond
        • 718. Release of Sureties Before Guardianship Fully Administered
        • 719. Release of Lien Before Guardianship Fully Administered
        • 720. Release of Recorded Lien on Surety's Property
        • 721. Revocation of Letters for Failure to Give Bond
        • 722. Guardian Without Bond Required to Give Bond
        • 723. Order Requiring Bond
        • 724. Amount of Bond
        • 725. Failure to Give Bond
        • 726. Bonds Not Void on First Recovery
    • Part 4 Administration of Guardianship
      • Subpart A Inventory, Appraisement, and List of Claims
        • 727. Appointment of Appraisers
        • 728. Failure of Appraiser to Serve
        • 729. Inventory and Appraisement
        • 730. List of Claims
        • 731. Affidavit Attached
        • 732. Appraiser Fees
        • 733. Court Action
        • 734. Discovery of Additional Property
        • 735. Additional Inventory or List of Claims
        • 736. Correction When Inventory, Appraisement, or List of Claims Erroneous or Unjust
        • 737. Effect of Reappraisement
        • 738. Failure of Joint Guardians to Return an Inventory, Appraisement, and List of Claims
        • 739. Use of Inventories, Appraisements, and Lists of Claims as Evidence
      • Subpart B Annual Accounts, Reports, and Other Exhibits
        • 741. Annual Accounts Required
        • 742. Action on Annual Accounts
        • 743. Reports of Guardians of the Person
        • 744. Penalty for Failure to File Accountings, Exhibits, or Reports
      • Subpart C Final Settlement, Accounting, and Discharge
        • 745. Settling Guardianships of the Estate
        • 746. Payment of Funeral Expenses and Other Debts on Death of Ward
        • 747. Termination of Guardianship of the Person
        • 748. Payment by Guardian of Taxes or Expenses
        • 749. Account for Final Settlement of Estates of Wards
        • 750. Procedure in Case of Neglect or Failure to File Final Account or Report
        • 751. Citation on Presentation of Account for Final Settlement
        • 752. Court Action; Closing of Guardianship of Ward's Estate
        • 753. Money Becoming Due Pending Final Discharge
        • 754. Inheritance Taxes Must be Paid
        • 755. Appointment of Attorney to Represent Ward
        • 756. Offsets, Credits, and Bad Debts
        • 757. Accounting for Labor or Services of a Ward
        • 758. Procedure if Representative Fails to Deliver Estate
      • Subpart D Revocation of Letters, Death, Resignation, and Removal
        • 759. Appointment of Successor Guardian
        • 760. Resignation
        • 760A. Change of Resident Agent
        • 760B. Resignation of Resident Agent
        • 761. Removal
        • 762. Reinstatement After Removal
        • 763. Additional Powers of Successor Guardian
        • 764. Subsequent Guardians Succeed to Prior Rights and Duties
        • 765. Successors' Return of Inventory, Appraisement, and List of Claims
      • Subpart E General Duties and Powers of Guardians
        • 767. Powers and Duties of Guardians of the Person
        • 768. General Powers and Duties of Guardian of the Estate
        • 769. Summary of Powers of Guardian of Person and Estate
        • 770. Care of Ward; Commitment
        • 770A. Administration of Medication
      • Subpart F Specific Duties and Powers of Guardians
        • 771. Guardian of Estate: Possession of Personal Property and Records
        • 772. Collection of Claims and Recovery of Property
        • 773. Suit by Guardian of Estate
        • 774. Exercise of Power With or Without Court Order
        • 775. Possession of Property Held in Common Ownership
        • 776. Amounts Allowable for Education and Maintenance of Ward
        • 776A. Sums Allowable for Education and Maintenance of Ward's Spouse or Dependent
        • 777. Sums Allowed Parents for Education and Maintenance of Minor Ward
        • 778. Title of Wards Not to be Disputed
        • 779. Operation of Farm, Ranch, Factory, or Other Business
        • 780. Administration of Partnership Interest by Guardian
        • 781. Borrowing Money
        • 782. Powers, Duties, and Obligations of Guardian of Person Entitled to Government Funds
      • Subpart G Claims Procedures
        • 783. Notice by Guardian of Appointment
        • 785. One Notice Sufficient; Penalty for Failure to Give Notice
        • 786. Claims Against Wards
        • 787. Tolling of General Statutes of Limitation
        • 788. Claims Must be Authenticated
        • 789. When Defects of Form are Waived
        • 790. Evidence Concerning Lost or Destroyed Claims
        • 791. Authentication of Claim by Others Than Individual Owners
        • 792. Guardian's Payment of Unauthenticated Claims
        • 793. Method of Handling Secured Claims
        • 794. Claims Providing for Attorney's Fees
        • 795. Depositing Claims With Clerk
        • 796. Memorandum of Allowance or Rejection of Claim
        • 797. Failure to Endorse or Annex Memorandum
        • 798. Claims Entered in Docket
        • 799. Contest of Claims, Action by Court, and Appeals
        • 800. Suit on Rejected Claim
        • 801. Presentment of Claims a Prerequisite for Judgment
        • 802. Costs of Suit With Respect to Claims
        • 803. Claims by Guardians
        • 804. Claims Not to be Paid Unless Approved
        • 805. Order of Payment of Claims
        • 806. Deficiency of Assets
        • 807. Guardian Not to Purchase Claims
        • 808. Proceeds of Sale of Mortgaged Property
        • 809. Liability for Nonpayment of Claims
      • Subpart H Sales
        • 811. Court Must Order Sales
        • 812. Certain Personal Property to be Sold
        • 813. Sales of Other Personal Property
        • 814. Special Provisions Pertaining to Livestock
        • 815. Sales of Personal Property at Public Auction
        • 816. Sales of Personal Property on Credit
        • 817. Sale of Mortgaged Property
        • 818. Sales of Personal Property Reported; Decree Vests Title
        • 819. Selection of Real Property Sold for Payment of Debts
        • 820. Application For Sale of Real Estate
        • 821. Contents of Application For Sale of Real Estate
        • 823. Citation on Application
        • 824. Opposition to Application
        • 824A. Hearing on Application and Any Opposition
        • 825. Order of Sale
        • 826. Procedure When Guardian Neglects to Apply For Sale
        • 827. Permissible Terms of Sale of Real Estate
        • 828. Public Sale of Real Estate
        • 829. Private Sale of Real Estate
        • 830. Sales of Easements and Rights of Way
        • 831. Guardian Purchasing Property of the Estate
        • 832. Report of Sale
        • 833. Bond on Sale of Real Estate
        • 834. Action of Court on Report of Sale
        • 835. Deed Conveys Title to Real Estate
        • 836. Delivery of Deed, Vendor's Lien, and Deed of Trust Lien
        • 837. Penalty for Neglect
      • Subpart I Hiring and Renting
        • 839. Hiring or Renting Without Order of Court
        • 840. Liability of Guardian
        • 841. Order to Hire or Rent
        • 842. Procedure in Case of Neglect to Rent Property
        • 843. Property Hired or Rented on Credit
        • 844. Property Hired or Rented Returned in Good Condition
        • 845. Report of Hiring or Renting
        • 846. Court Action on Report
      • Subpart J Mineral Leases, Pooling or Unitization Agreements, and Other Matters Relating to Mineral Properties
        • 847. Mineral Leases After Public Notice
        • 848. Mineral Leases at Private Sale
        • 849. Pooling or Unitization of Royalty or Minerals
        • 850. Special Ancillary Instruments Executed Without Court Order
        • 851. Procedure When Guardian of Estate Neglects to Apply for Authority
        • 852. Validation of Certain Leases and Pooling or Unitization Agreements Based on Previous Statutes
      • Subpart K Partition of Ward's Estate in Realty
        • 853. Partition of Ward's Interest in Realty
      • Subpart L Investments and Loans of Estates of Wards
        • 854. Guardian Required to Keep Estate Invested Under Certain Circumstances
        • 855. Standard for Management and Investments
        • 855A. Retention of Assets
        • 855B. Procedure for Making Investments or Retaining Estate Assets
        • 857. Investment in, or Continued Investment in, Life Insurance or Annuities
        • 858. Loans and Security for Loans
        • 860. Guardian's Investments in Real Estate
        • 861. Opinion of Attorney With Respect to Loans
        • 862. Report of Loans
        • 863. Liability of Guardian and Guardian's Surety
      • Subpart M Tax Motivated, Charitable, and Other Gifts
        • 865. Power to Make Certain Gifts and Transfers
        • 865A. Inspection of Certain Instrument for Estate Planning Purposes
        • 866. Contributions
      • Subpart N Management Trusts
        • 867. Creation of Management Trust
        • 867A. Venue
        • 868. Terms of Management Trust
        • 868A. Discharge of Guardian of Estate and Continuation of Trust
        • 868B. Bond Requirement for Certain Trustees
        • 868C. Transfer of Management Trust Property to Pooled Trust
        • 869. Trust Amendment, Modification, or Revocation
        • 869A. Successor Trustee
        • 869B. Applicability of Texas Trust Code
        • 869C. Jurisdiction Over Trust Matters
        • 870. Termination of Trust
        • 870A. Initial Accounting by Certain Trustees Required
        • 871. Annual Accounting
        • 872. Liability
        • 873. Distribution of Trust Property
      • Subtitle 7 Claims Procedure, Hearings and Appeals
        • 784. Notice to Holders of Recorded Claims
    • Part 5 Special Proceedings and Orders
      • Subpart A Temporary Guardianships
        • 874. Presumption of Incapacitation
        • 875. Temporary Guardian--Procedure
        • 876. Authority of Temporary Guardian
        • 877. Powers of Temporary Guardian
        • 878. Accounting
        • 879. Closing Temporary Guardianship
      • Subpart B Guardianships for Nonresidents
        • 881. Nonresident Guardian
        • 881A. Nonresident Guardian's Removal of Ward's Property From State
        • 882. Nonresident as Ward
      • Subpart C Incapacitated Spouse and Community Property
        • 883. Incapacitated Spouse
        • 883A. Recovery of Capacity
        • 883B. Accounting, Inventory, and Appraisement by Community Administrator
        • 883C. Removal of Community Administrator
        • 883D. Appointment of Attorney Ad Litem for Incapacitated Spouse
        • 884. Delivery to Spouse
        • 884A. Lawsuit Information
      • Subpart D Receivership for Minors and Other Incapacitated Persons
        • 885. Receivership
      • Subpart E Payment of Claims Without Guardianship
        • 887. Payment of Claims Without Guardianship and Administration of Terminated Guardianship Assets
      • Subpart F Sale of Property of Minors and Certains Wards
        • 889. Sale of Property of a Minor by a Parent Without Guardianship
        • 889A. Mortgage of Residential Homestead Interest of a Minor Without Guardianship
        • 890. Sale of Property of Ward Without Guardianship of the Estate
        • 890A. Mortgage of Residential Homestead Interest of a Minor Ward
      • Subpart G Interstate Guardianships
        • 891. Transfer of Guardianship to Foreign Jurisdiction
        • 892. Receipt and Acceptance of Foreign Guardianship
        • 894. Guardianship Proceedings Filed in This State and in Foreign Jurisdiction
        • 895. Determination of Most Appropriate Forum for Certain Guardianship Proceedings
      • Subpart H Contracts in Arts, Entertainment, Advertisement, and Sports
        • 901. Definitions
        • 902. Construction
        • 903. Approval of Certain Contracts of Minors; Not Voidable
        • 904. Net Earnings of Minor; Set Aside and Preservation
        • 905. Guardian Ad Litem
      • Subpart I Establishment of Pooled Trust Subaccounts; Transfers
        • 910. Definitions
        • 911. Application
        • 912. Appointment of Attorney Ad Litem
        • 913. Transfer
        • 914. Terms of Subaccount
        • 915. Jurisdiction Exclusive
        • 916. Fees and Accounting
• Texas Administrative Code
  • Title 28 Insurance
    • Part 1 Texas Department of Insurance
      • Chapter 21 Trade Practices
        • Subchapter RR Standard Proof of Health Insurance for Medical Benefits for Injuries Incurred as a Result of a Motorcycle Accident
          • 21.5201 Identification Cards - Health Coverage for Motorcycle Injuries
  • Title 37 Public Safety and Corrections
    • Part 1 Texas Department of Public Safety
      • Chapter 17 Administrative License Revocation
        • Subchapter A Administrative License Revocation
          • 17.1 Scope
          • 17.2 Definitions
          • 17.3 Notice of Suspension or Disqualification
          • 17.4 ALR Reports
          • 17.5 Intake
          • 17.6 Recission
          • 17.7 Administrative Suspension or Disqualification of Driver's License
          • 17.8 Hearing Requests
          • 17.9 Hearings
          • 17.10 Out-Of-State Orders and Judgments
          • 17.11 Appeals
          • 17.12 Final Order of Suspension or Disqualification
          • 17.13 Effect of Acquittal; Notification to the Department
          • 17.14 Enforcement of Suspensions or Disqualifications
          • 17.15 Reinstatement
          • 17.16 Service on the Department of Certain Items Required to be Served on, Mailed to, or Filed With the Department
      • Chapter 21 Equipment and Vehicle Safety Standards
        • 21.2. Motorcycle Operator and Passengers Protective Headgear Minimum Safety Standards and Exemption for Motorcycle Protective Headgear
        • PROPOSED 21.6.Motorcycle Operator and Passengers Protective Headgear Minimum Safety Standards and Exemption for Motorcycle Protective Headgear
• Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
  • Title 1 Code of Criminal Procedure
    • Chapter 42 Judgment and Sentence
      • 42.12 Community Supervision
• Texas Statutes and Codes
  • Health and Safety Code
    • Subtitle A Food and Drug Health Regulations
      • Chapter 431 Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
        • Subchapter A General Provisions
          • 431.001 Short Title
          • 431.002 Definitions
          • 431.003 Article Misbranded Because of Misleading Labeling or Advertising
          • 431.004 Representation of Drug as Antiseptic
          • 431.005 Provisions Regarding Sale of Food, Drugs, Devices, or Cosmetics
          • 431.006 Certain Combination Products
          • 431.006 Certain Combination Products
          • 431.007 Compliance With Other Law; Molluscan Shellfish
          • 431.008 Applicability of Chapter to Distressed or Reconditioned Merchandise and Certain Licensed Entities
          • 431.009 Applicability of Chapter to Frozen Desserts
          • 431.010 Applicability of Chapter to Milk and Milk Products
        • Subchapter B Prohibited Acts
          • 431.021 Prohibited Acts
          • 431.0211 Exception
          • 431.022 Offense: Transfer of Product Containing Ephedrine
          • 431.023 Limited Exemption for Distressed Food, Drugs, Devices, or Cosmetics
        • Subchapter C Enforcement
          • 431.041 Definition
          • 431.042 Inspection
          • 431.043 Access to Records
          • 431.044 Access to Records Showing Movement in Commerce
          • 431.045 Emergency Order
          • 431.046 Violation of Rules
          • 431.047 Violation; Injunction
          • 431.048 Detained or Embargoed Article
          • 431.049 Removal Order for Detained or Embargoed Article
          • 431.0495 Recall Orders
          • 431.050 Condemnation
          • 431.051 Destruction of Article
          • 431.052 Correction by Proper Labeling or Processing
          • 431.053 Condemnation of Perishable Articles
          • 431.054 Administrative Penalty
          • 431.054 Administrative Penalty
          • 431.055 Administrative Penalty Assessment Procedure
          • 431.055 Administrative Penalty Assessment Procedure
          • 431.056 Payment of Administrative Penalty
          • 431.057 Refund of Administrative Penalty
          • 431.057 Refund of Administrative Penalty
          • 431.058 Recovery of Administrative Penalty by Attorney General
          • 431.0585 Civil Penalty
          • 431.059 Criminal Penalty; Defenses
          • 431.060 Initiation of Proceedings
          • 431.061 Minor Violation
        • Subchapter D Food
          • 431.081 Adulterated Food
          • 431.082 Misbranded Food
          • 431.083 Food Labeling Exemptions
          • 431.084 Emergency Permits for Foods Contaminated with Microorganisms
        • Subchapter E Drugs and Devices
          • 431.111. Adulterated Drug or Device
          • 431.112 Misbranded Drug or Device
          • 431.113 Exemption for Certain Drugs and Devices
          • 431.114 New Drugs
          • 431.115 New Animal Drugs
          • 431.116 Average Manufacturer Price
          • 431.117 Priority for Health Care Providers in Distribution of Influenza Vaccine
        • Subchapter F Cosmetics
          • 431.141 Adulterated Cosmetic
          • 431.142 Misbranded Cosmetic
        • Subchapter G Poisonous or Deleterious Substances
          • 431.161 Poisonous or Deleterious Substances
        • Subchapter H Fair Packaging and Labeling; False Advertising
          • 431.181 Fair Packaging and Labeling
          • 431.182 False Advertisement
          • 431.183 False Advertisement of Drug or Device
        • Subchapter I Wholesale Distributors of Nonprescription Drugs
          • 431.201 Definitions
          • 431.2011 Applicability of Subchapter
          • 431.202 License Required
          • 431.2021 Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 282,
          • 431.2021 Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 282,
          • 431.203 Contents of License Statement
          • 431.2031 Effect of Operation in Other Jurisdictions; Reports
          • 431.204 Fees
          • 431.205 Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 282,
          • 431.206 Change of Location of Place of Business
          • 431.207 Refusal to License; Suspension or Revocation of License
          • 431.208 Reporting of Purchase Price
          • 431.208 Reporting of Purchase Price
        • Subchapter J Food Manufacturers, Food Wholesalers, and Warehouse Operators
          • 431.221 Definitions
          • 431.2211 Application of Subchapter
          • 431.2211 Application of Subchapter
          • 431.222 License Required; Licensing Fees
          • 431.223 Contents of License Application
          • 431.2245 Processing of Licensing Fees
          • 431.225 Expiration Date
        • Subchapter J Food Manufacturers, Food Wholesalers, and Warehouse Operators431.224. Fees
          • 431.224 Fees
          • 431.2251 Change in Location of Place of Business
          • 431.226 Refusal to Grant License; Suspension or Revocation of License
          • 431.227 Food Safety Best Practice Education Program
        • Subchapter K General Administrative Provisions and Rulemaking Authority
          • 431.241 Rulemaking Authority
          • 431.242 Contested Case Hearings and Appeals
          • 431.243 Persons to Conduct Hearings
          • 431.244 Federal Regulations Adopted as State Rules
          • 431.245 Definition or Standard of Identity, Quality, or Fill of Container
          • 431.246 Removal of Adulterated Item from Stores
          • 431.247 Delegation of Powers or Duties
          • 431.2471 Texas Department of Health Peace Officers
          • 431.248 Memorandum of Understanding with Department of Agriculture
          • 431.249 Dissemination of Information
        • Subchapter L Device Distributors and Manufacturers
          • 431.271 Definitions
          • 431.272 License Required; Minimum Standards
          • 431.273 Exemption From Licensing
          • 431.274 License Application
          • 431.275 Advisory Committee
          • 431.276 Fees
          • 431.277 License Expiration
          • 431.278 Change of Location of Place of Business
          • 431.279 Refusal to License; Suspension or Revocation of License
        • Subchapter M Drug Donation Program
          • 431.321 Definitions
          • 431.322 Donation of Unused Drugs to Charitable Medical Clinic
          • 431.323 Circumstances Under Which Donated Drugs May be Accepted and Dispensed
          • 431.324 Rules
          • 431.325 Limitation on Liability
        • Subchapter N Wholesale Distributors of Prescription Drugs
          • 431.401 Definitions
• Texas Health and Safety Code
  • Title 6 Food, drugs, alcohol, and hazardous substances
    • Subtitle A Food and drug health regulations
      • Chapter 431 Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
        • Subchapter A General Provisions
          • 431.001 Short Title
          • 431.002 Defintions
  • Title 10 Health and Safety of Animals
    • Chapter 822 Regulation of Animals
      • Subchapter A General Provisions; Dogs That Attack Persons or Are a Danger to Persons
        • 822.001. Definitions
        • 822.0011. Application to Certain Property
        • 822.002. Seizure of a Dog Causing Death of or Serious Bodily Injury to a Person
        • 822.003. Hearing
        • 822.004. Destruction of Dog
        • 822.005. Attack by Dog
        • 822.006. Defenses
        • 822.007. Local Regulation of Dogs
      • Subchapter D Dangerous Dogs
        • 822.041. Definitions
        • 822.042. Requirements for Owner of Dangerous Dog
        • 822.0421. Determination That Dog is Dangerous
        • 822.0422. Reporting of Incident in Certain Counties and Municipalities
        • 822.0423. Hearing
        • 822.043. Registration
        • 822.044. Attack by Dangerous Dog
        • 822.045. Violations
        • 822.046. Defense
        • 822.047. Local Regulation of Dangerous Dogs
• Texas Transportation Code
  • Part VI Rules Relating to Ancillary Proceedings
    • Section 9 Trial of Right of Property
      • Rule 724. Issue Made Up
      • Rule 725. Judgment by Default
      • Rule 726. Judgment of Non-Suit
      • Rule 727. Proceedings
      • Rule 728. Burden of Proof
      • Rule 729. Copy of Writ Evidence
      • Rule 730. Failure to Establish Title
      • Rule 731. Execution Shall Issue
      • Rule 732. Return of Property by Claimant
      • Rule 733. Claim Is a Release of Damages
      • Rule 734. Levy on Other Property
  • Part VII Rules Relating to Special Proceedings
    • Section 1 Procedures Related to Home Equity Loan Foreclosure
      • Rule 735. Procedures
      • Rule 736. Expedited Foreclosure Proceeding
    • Section 2
      • Rule 737.7. Discovery
  • Title 7 Vehicles and Traffic
    • Subtitle B Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards
      • Chapter 521 Driver's Licenses and Certificates
        • Subchapter J Persons Ineligible for License
          • 521.201 License eligibility in general
          • 521.202 Ineligibility for license based on certain convictions
        • Subchapter L Occupational Licenses
          • 521.246 Ignition Interlock Device Requirement
          • 521.247 Approval of ignition interlock devices by Department
          • 521.2465 Restricted license
          • 521.2475 Ignition interlock device evaluation
        • Subchapter O Automatic Suspension
          • 521.341 Requirements for automatic license suspension
          • 521.342 Person under 21 years of age
          • 521.343 Period of suspension; extension
          • 521.344 Suspension for offenses involving intoxication
          • 521.345 Suspension on order of Juvenile Court or on order of court based on alcoholic beverage violation by minor
          • 521.3451 Suspension or denial on order of Justice or Municipal Court for contempt of court; reinstatement
          • 521.3452 Procedure in cases involving minors
        • Subchapter P Automatic Suspension for Certain Drug Offenses
          • 521.374 Educational Program
        • Subchapter S Miscellaneous Offenses
          • 521.457 Driving While License Invalid
      • Chapter 522 Commercial Driver's Licenses
        • Subchapter H Disqualification from driving commercial motor vehicles
          • 522.081 Disqualification
        • Subchapter I Driving While Having Alcohol, Controlled Substance, or Drug in System
          • 522.101 Driving while having alcohol in system prohibited
          • 522.102 Implied consent to taking of specimen
          • 522.103 Warning by peace officer
          • 522.104 Submission of report to Department
          • 522.105 Disqualification of driver
          • 522.106 Affidavit by Certified Breath Test Technical Supervisor
      • Chapter 524 Administrative Suspension of Driver's License for Failure to Pass Test for intoxication
        • Subchapter B Suspension Determination and Notice
          • 524.011 Officer's Duties for Driver's License Suspension
          • 524.012 Department's determination for driver's license suspension
          • 524.013 Notice of Department's Determination
          • 524.014 Notice of suspension
          • 524.015 Effect of disposition of criminal charge on driver's license suspension
        • Subchapter C Suspension Provisions
          • 524.021 Suspension effective date
          • 524.022 Period of suspension
          • 524.023 Application of suspension under other laws
        • Subchapter D Hearing and Appeal
          • 524.031 Hearing request
          • 524.032 Hearing date; rescheduling
          • 524.033 State Office of Administrative Hearings
          • 524.034 Hearing location
          • 524.035 Hearing
          • 524.036 Failure to appear
          • 524.038 Instrument reliability and analysis validity
          • 524.041 Appeal from administrative hearing
          • 524.042 Stay of suspension on appeal
          • 524.043 Review; additional evidence
        • Subchapter E Reinstatement and Reissuance of Driver's License
          • 524.051 Reinstatement and reissuance
    • Subtitle C Rules of the Road
      • Chapter 545 Operation and Movement of Vehicles
        • Subchapter A General Provisions
          • 545.001. Definitions
          • 545.002. Operator
        • Subchapter B Driving on Right Side of Roadway and Passing
          • 545.051. Driving on Right Side of Roadway
          • 545.052. Driving Past Vehicle Moving in Opposite Direction
          • 545.053. Passing to the Left; Return; Being Passed
          • 545.054. Passing to the Left: Safe Distance
          • 545.055. Passing to the Left: Passing Zones
          • 545.056. Driving to Left of Center of Roadway: Limitations Other Than Passing
          • 545.057. Passing to the Right
          • 545.058. Driving on Improved Shoulder
          • 545.059. One-Way Roadways and Rotary Traffic Islands
          • 545.060. Driving on Roadway Laned for Traffic
          • 545.061. Driving on Multiple-Lane Roadway
          • 545.062. Following Distance
          • 545.063. Driving on Divided Highway
          • 545.064. Restricted Access
          • 545.065. State and Local Regulation of Limited-Access or Controlled-Access Highways
          • 545.0651. Restriction on Use of Highway
          • 545.0652. County Restriction on Use of Highway
          • 545.066. Passing a School Bus; Offense
        • Subchapter C Turning and Signals for Stopping and Turning
          • 545.101. Turning at Intersection
          • 545.102. Turning on Curve or Crest of Grade
          • 545.103. Safely Turning
          • 545.104. Signaling Turns; Use of Turn Signals
          • 545.105. Signaling Stops
          • 545.106. Signals by Hand and Arm or by Signal Lamp
          • 545.107. Method of Giving Hand and Arm Signals
        • Subchapter D Right-Of-Way
          • 545.151. Vehicle Approaching or Entering Intersection
          • 545.152. Vehicle Turning Left
          • 545.153. Vehicle Entering Stop or Yield Intersection
          • 545.154. Vehicle Entering or Leaving Limited-Access or Controlled-Access Highway
          • 545.155. Vehicle Entering Highway from Private Road or Driveway
          • 545.156. Vehicle Approached by Authorized Emergency Vehicle
          • 545.157. Passing Authorized Emergency Vehicle
        • Subchapter E Streetcars
          • 545.201. Passing Streetcar to Left
          • 545.202. Passing Streetcar to Right
          • 545.203. Driving on Streetcar Tracks
          • 545.204. Streetcar Approached by Authorized Emergency Vehicle
          • 545.205. Crossing Fire Hose
          • 545.206. Obstruction of Operator's View or Driving Mechanism
        • Subchapter F Special Stops and Speed Restrictions
          • 545.251. Obedience to Signal Indicating Approach of Train
          • 545.252. All Vehicles to Stop at Certain Railroad Grade Crossings
          • 545.253. Buses to Stop at All Railroad Grade Crossings
          • 545.254. Vehicles Carrying Explosive Substances or Flammable Liquids
          • 545.255. Moving Heavy Equipment at Railroad Grade Crossings
          • 545.256. Emerging From an Alley, Driveway, or Building
          • 545.2535. School Buses to Stop at All Railroad Grade Crossings
          • 545.2555. Report and Investigation of Certain Railroad Crossing Violations
        • Subchapter G Stopping, Standing, and Parking
          • 545.301. Stopping, Standing, or Parking Outside a Business or Residence District
          • 545.302. Stopping, Standing, or Parking Prohibited in Certain Places
          • 545.303. Additional Parking Regulations
          • 545.304. Moving the Vehicle of Another; Unlawful Parking
          • 545.305. Removal of Unlawfully Stopped Vehicle
          • 545.306. Regulation of Towing Companies in Certain Counties
          • 545.307. Overnight Parking of Commercial Motor Vehicle in or Near Residential Subdivision
          • 545.308. Presumption
          • 545.3051. Removal of Personal Property From Roadway or Right-of-way
        • Subchapter H Speed Restrictions
          • 545.351. Maximum Speed Requirement
          • 545.352. Prima Facie Speed Limits
          • 545.353. Authority of Texas Transportation Commission to Alter Speed Limits
          • 545.354. Authority of Regional Tollway Authorities to Alter Speed Limits on Turnpike Projects
          • 545.355. Authority of County Commissioners Court to Alter Speed Limits
          • 545.356. Authority of Municipality to Alter Speed Limits
          • 545.357. Public Hearing to Consider Speed Limits Where Certain Schools Are Located
          • 545.358. Authority of Commanding Officer of United States Military Reservation to Alter Speed Limits
          • 545.359. Conflicting Designated Speed Limits
          • 545.360. Duty of Texas Transportation Commission and State Board of Education to Provide Information and Assistance
          • 545.361. Special Speed Limitations
          • 545.362. Temporary Speed Limits
          • 545.363. Minimum Speed Regulations
          • 545.365. Speed Limit Exception for Emergencies; Municipal Regulation
          • 545.3531. Authority of Texas Transportation Commission to Establish Speed Limits on Trans-Texas Corridor
          • 545.3535. Authority of Texas Transportation Commission to Alter Speed Limits on Certain Roads
          • 545.3625. Confidentiality of Violation Information: Fuel Conservation Speed Limit
        • Subchapter I Miscellaneous Rules
          • 545.401. Reckless Driving; Offense
          • 545.402. Moving a Parked Vehicle
          • 545.403. Driving Through Safety Zone
          • 545.404. Unattended Motor Vehicle
          • 545.405. Driving on Mountain Highway
          • 545.406. Coasting
          • 545.407. Following or Obstructing Fire Apparatus or Ambulance
          • 545.408. Crossing Fire Hose
          • 545.409. Drawbars and Trailer Hitches; Saddle-Mount Towing
          • 545.410. Towing Safety Chains
          • 545.411. Use of Rest Area: Offense
          • 545.412. Child Passenger Safety Seat Systems; Offense
          • 545.413. Safety Belts; Offense
          • 545.414. Riding in Open Beds; Offense
          • 545.415. Backing a Vehicle
          • 545.416. Riding on Motorcycle
          • 545.417. Obstruction of Operator's View or Driving Mechanism
          • 545.418. Opening Vehicle Doors
          • 545.419. Riding in House Trailer
          • 545.420. Racing on Highway
          • 545.421. Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police Officer; Offense
          • 545.422. Crossing Sidewalk or Hike and Bike Trail
          • 545.423. Crossing Property
          • 545.424. Operation of Vehicle by Person Under 18 Years of Age
          • 545.425. Use of Wireless Communication Device; Offense
          • 545.426. Operation of School Bus
          • 545.427. Operation of Vehicle With Insufficient Undercarriage Clearance
          • 545.4121. Defense; Possession of Child Passenger Safety Seat System
          • 545.4191. Person Riding in Trailer or Semitrailer Drawn by Truck, Road Tractor, or Truck Tractor
      • Chapter 550 Accidents and Accident Reports
        • Subchapter A General Provisions
          • 550.001. Applicability of Chapter
        • Subchapter B Duties Following Accident
          • 550.021. Accident Involving Personal Injury or Death
          • 550.022. Accident Involving Damage to Vehicle
          • 550.023. Duty to Give Information and Render Aid
          • 550.024. Duty on Striking Unattended Vehicle
          • 550.025. Duty on Striking Fixture or Highway Landscaping
          • 550.026. Immediate Report of Accident
        • Subchapter C Investigation of Accident
          • 550.041. Investigation by Peace Officer
        • Subchapter D Written Accident Report
          • 550.0601. Definition
          • 550.061. Operator's Accident Report
          • 550.062. Officer's Accident Report
          • 550.063. Report on Appropriate Form
          • 550.064. Accident Report Forms
          • 550.065. Release of Certain Information Relating to Accidents
          • 550.066. Admissibility of Certain Accident Report Information
          • 550.067. Municipal Authority to Require Accident Reports
          • 550.068. Changing Accident Report
        • Subchapter E Other Reports
          • 550.081. Report of Medical Examiner or Justice of the Peace
    • Subtitle D Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility
      • Chapter 601 Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility
        • Subchapter K Evidence of Financial Responsibility Following Judgment, Conviction, Plea, or Forfeiture or Following Suspension or Revocation
          • 601.340 Evidence of Financial Responsibility or Suspension of Vehicle Registration Following Suspension or Revocation of Driver's License
    • Subtitle F Commercial Motor Vehicles
      • Chapter 642 Identifying Markings on Commercial Motor Vehicles
        • 642.001. Definitions
        • 642.002. Identifying Markings on Certain Vehicles Required; Offense; Penalty
        • 642.003. Nonapplicability
      • Chapter 643 Motor Carrier Registration
        • Chapter 5 Enforcement
          • 643.2525. Administrative Hearing Process
        • Subchapter A General Provisions
          • 643.001. Definitions
          • 643.002. Exemptions
          • 643.003. Rules
          • 643.004. Payment of Fees
        • Subchapter B Registration
          • 643.051. Registration Required
          • 643.052. Application
          • 643.053. Filing of Application
          • 643.054. Department Approval; Issuance of Certificate
          • 643.055. Conditional Acceptance
          • 643.056. Supplemental Registration
          • 643.057. Additional Vehicles and Fees
          • 643.058. Renewal of Registration
          • 643.059. Cab Cards
          • 643.060. Temporary Registration of International Motor Carrier
          • 643.061. Optional Registration Periods
          • 643.062. Limitation on International Motor Carrier
          • 643.063. Vehicles Operated Under Short-Term Lease and Substitute Vehicles
          • 643.064. Issuance of United States Department of Transportation Numbers
        • Subchapter C Insurance
          • 643.101. Amount Required
          • 643.102. Self-Insurance
          • 643.103. Filing; Evidence of Insurance; Fees
          • 643.104. Termination of Insurance Coverage
          • 643.105. Insolvency of Insurer
          • 643.106. Insurance for Employees
          • 643.1015. Amount Required for Certain School Buses
        • Subchapter D Economic Regulation
          • 643.151. Prohibition
          • 643.152. Voluntary Standards
          • 643.153. Motor Carrier Transporting Household Goods
          • 643.154. Antitrust Exemption
          • 643.155. Rules Advisory Committee
          • 643.156. Regulation of Advertising
        • Subchapter F Enforcement
          • 643.251. Administrative Penalty
          • 643.252. Administrative Sanctions
          • 643.253. Offenses and Penalties
          • 643.254. Inspection of Documents
          • 643.255. Injunctive Relief
          • 643.256. Cease and Desist Order
      • Chapter 644 Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
        • Subchapter A General Provisions
          • 644.001. Definitions
          • 644.002. Conflicts of Law
          • 644.003. Rules
          • 644.004. Applicability to Foreign Commercial Motor Vehicles
          • 644.005. Department Database
        • Subchapter B Adoption of Rules
          • 644.051. Authority to Adopt Rules
          • 644.052. Applicability of Rules
          • 644.053. Limitations of Rules
          • 644.054. Regulation of Contract Carriers of Certain Passengers
        • Subchapter C Administrative Enforcement
          • 644.101. Certification of Certain Peace Officers
          • 644.102. Municipal and County Enforcement Requirements
          • 644.103. Detention of Vehicles
          • 644.104. Inspection of Premises
        • Subchapter D Offenses, Penalties, and Judicial Enforcement
          • 644.151. Criminal Offense
          • 644.152. Civil Penalty
          • 644.153. Administrative Penalty
          • 644.154. Suit for Injunction
          • 644.155. Compliance Review and Safety Audit Program
        • Subchapter E Routing of Hazardous Materials
          • 644.201. Adoption of Rules
          • 644.202. Designation of Route
          • 644.203. Signs
        • Subchapter F Report on Alcohol and Drug Testing
          • 644.251. Definitions
          • 644.252. Report of Refusal and Certain Results
      • Chapter 645 Single State Registration
        • 645.001. Federal Motor Carrier Registration
        • 645.002. Fees
        • 645.003. Enforcement Rules
        • 645.004. Criminal Offense
      • Chapter 646 Motor Transportation Brokers
        • 646.001. Definition
        • 646.002. Exception
        • 646.003. Bond Required
        • 646.004. Criminal Offense
      • Chapter 647 Motor Transportation of Migrant Agricultural Workers
        • 647.001. Definitions
        • 647.002. Application of Chapter
        • 647.003. Type of Vehicle Allowed
        • 647.004. Compliance With Requirements of Chapter
        • 647.005. Operation in Accordance With Law
        • 647.006. Operator Age and Experience Requirements
        • 647.007. Operator Physical Requirements
        • 647.008. Physical Examination Requirement
        • 647.009. Limitation on Operation of Motor Vehicle
        • 647.010. Required Stop at Railroad Crossing
        • 647.011. Fuel Restrictions
        • 647.012. Required Vehicle Equipment; Use of Required Equipment
        • 647.013. Passenger Safety Provisions on Motor Vehicle Other Than Bus
        • 647.014. Passenger Seating
        • 647.015. Passenger Seating Requirements for Certain Trips
        • 647.016. Passenger Protection From Weather
        • 647.017. Operational Requirements
        • 647.018. Certificate of Compliance
        • 647.019. Penalty
      • Chapter 648 Foreign Commercial Motor Transportation
        • Subchapter A General Provisions
          • 648.001. Definitions
          • 648.002. Rules
          • 648.003. Reference to Federal Statute or Regulation
        • Subchapter B Border Commercial Zone
          • 648.051. Border Commercial Zone Exclusive; Boundaries
          • 648.052. Modification of Zone Boundaries
        • Subchapter C Regulation of Operation of Foreign Commercial Motor Vehicles
          • 648.101. Registration Exemption in Border Commercial Zone
          • 648.102. Financial Responsibility
          • 648.103. Domestic Transportation
    • Subtitle G Motorcycles and Off-Highway Vehicles
      • Chapter 662 Motorcycle Operator Training Safety
        • 662.001. Designated State Agency
        • 662.002. Purpose of Program; Curriculum
        • 662.003. Program Director
        • 662.004. Motorcycle Safety Coordinator
        • 662.005. Contracts
        • 662.006. Unauthorized Training Prohibited
        • 662.007. Fee for Course
        • 662.008. Denial, Suspension, or Cancellation of Approval
        • 662.009. Rules
        • 662.010. Nonapplicability of Certain Other Law
        • 662.011. Motorcycle Education Fund Account
        • 662.012. Reports
    • Subtitle I Enforcement of Traffic Laws
      • Chapter 705 Allowing Dangerous Driver to Borrow Motor Vehicle
        • 705.001. Allowing Dangerous Driver to Borrow Motor Vehicle; Offense
      • Chapter 708 Driver Responsibility Program
        • Subchapter C Surcharges for Certain Convictions and License Suspensions
          • 708.102 Surcharge for conviction of certain intoxicated driver offenses
    • Subtitle J Miscellaneous Provisions
      • Chapter 724 Implied Consent
        • Subchapter A General Provisions
          • 724.001 Definitions
          • 724.002 Applicability
          • 724.003 Rulemaking
        • Subchapter B Taking and analysis of specimen
          • 724.011 Consent to taking of specimen
          • 724.012 Taking of specimen
          • 724.013 Prohibition on taking specimen if person refuses; exception
          • 724.014 Person incapable of refusal
          • 724.015 Information provided by officer before requesting specimen
          • 724.016 Breath specimen
          • 724.017 Blood specimen
          • 724.018 Furnishing information concerning test results
          • 724.019 Additional analysis by request
        • Subchapter C Suspension or Denial of License on Refusal of Specimen
          • 724.031 Statement requested on refusal
          • 724.032 Officer's duties for license suspension; written refusal report
          • 724.033 Issuance by Department of notice of suspension or denial of license
          • 724.034 Contents of notice of suspension or denial of license
          • 724.035 Suspension or denial of license
        • Subchapter D Hearing
          • 724.041 Hearing on suspension or denial
          • 724.042 Issues at hearing
          • 724.043 Findings of Administrative Law Judge
          • 724.044 Waiver of right to hearing
          • 724.045 Prohibition on probation of suspension
          • 724.046 Reinstatement of license or issuance of new license
          • 724.047 Appeal
          • 724.048 Relationship of administrative proceeding to criminal proceeding
        • Subchapter E Admissibility of Evidence
          • 724.061 Admissibility of refusal of person to submit to taking of specimen
          • 724.062 Admissibility of refusal of request for additional test
          • 724.063 Admissibility of alcohol concentration or presence of substance
          • 724.064 Admissibility in criminal proceeding of specimen analysis
• Texas Insurance Code
  • Title 5 Protection of Consumer Interests
    • Subtitle C Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices
      • Chapter 542 Processing and Settlement of Claims
        • Subchapter A Unfair Claim Settlement Practices
          • 542.001. Short Title
          • 542.003. Unfair Claim Settlement Practices Prohibited
          • 542.004. Examination of Tax Returns Prohibited
          • 542.005. Record of Complaints
          • 542.006. Periodic Reporting Requirement
          • 542.007. Comparison of Certain Insurers to Minimum Standard of Performance; Investigation
          • 542.008. Complaints Against Insurers; Investigation
          • 542.009. Review of Investigation Results; Hearing
          • 542.010. Cease and Desist Order; Enforcement
          • 542.011. Time Limit to Appeal
          • 542.012. Attorney's Fees
          • 542.013. Personnel
          • 542.014. Rules
        • Subchapter B Prompt Payment of Claims
          • 542.051. Definitions
          • 542.052. Applicability of subchapter
          • 542.053. Exception
          • 542.054. Liberal Construction
          • 542.055. Receipt of Notice of Claim
          • 542.056. Notice of Acceptance or Rejection of Claim
          • 542.057. Payment of Claim
          • 542.058. Delay in Payment of Claim
          • 542.059. Extension of Deadlines
          • 542.060. Liability for Violation of Subchapter
          • 542.061. Remedies Not Exclusive
        • Subchapter C Providing Certain Claims Information on Request
          • 542.101. Request by Named Insured Under Liability Insurance Policy
          • 542.102. Request by Policyholder Under Property and Casualty Insurance Policy
          • 542.103. Deadline for Providing Requested Information
          • 542.104. Rules
        • Subchapter C-1 Request for Claims Information by Certain Officials
          • 542.131. Request by Certain Officials Engaged in Criminal Investigation
        • Subchapter D Notice of Settlement of Claim Under Casualty Insurance Policy
          • 542.151. Applicability of Subchapter
          • 542.152. Exception
          • 542.153. Notice Required
          • 542.154. Rules
        • Subchapter E Recovery of Deductible from Third Parties Under Certain Automobile Insurance Policies
          • 542.201. Purpose
          • 542.202. Definition
          • 542.203. Applicability of Subchapter
          • 542.204. Action to Recover Deductible
          • 542.205. Enforcement; Rules
        • Subchapter F Water Damage Claims
          • 542.251. Purposes
          • 542.252. Applicability of Subchapter
          • 542.253. Rules
        • Subchapter G Insurer's Recovery from Uninsured Third Party
          • 542.301. Applicability of Subchapter
          • 542.302. Recovery in Suit or Other Action
        • Subtitle 3 Unfair Claim Settlement Practices
          • 542.002. Applicability of Subchapter