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Texas Finance Code § 348.201

Property Insurance

Motor Vehicle Installment Sales · Insurance

(a) A holder may request or require a retail buyer to insure the motor vehicle purchased under a retail installment transaction and accessories and related goods subject to the holder's security interest.

(b) The insurance and the premiums or charges for the insurance must bear a reasonable relationship to:

(1) the amount, term, and conditions of the retail installment contract; and

(2) the existing hazards or risk of loss, damage, or destruction.

(c) The insurance may not:

(1) cover unusual or exceptional risks; or

(2) provide coverage not ordinarily included in policies issued to the public.

(d) The holder may include the cost of insurance provided under this section as a separate charge in the contract.

Official text of the Texas Finance Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sections that refer to this one

§ 348.209§ 348.213