What fine does Texas set for a first conviction of driving without evidence of financial responsibility?
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A.
$500 to $1,500
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B.
$75 to $200
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C.
$350 to $1,000
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D.
$175 to $350 Correct
The answer is "$175 to $350"
The Texas manual's penalty table for driving without evidence of financial responsibility sets the first-conviction fine at $175 to $350. Option C is the trap because $350 to $1,000 is the fine range printed on the very next line of that same table for a second or subsequent conviction, and a driver skimming the table lifts the wrong row.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. $500 to $1,500
No such range appears in the Texas penalty schedule for this offense. This answer rounds up to a heavier-sounding penalty on the guess that a first offense must cost more than it does.
B. $75 to $200
This is below the Texas first-conviction range in Table 13; the manual starts the fine at $175. This answer anchors on the range typical of routine moving-violation tickets rather than the higher floor Texas sets specifically for driving without evidence of financial responsibility.
C. $350 to $1,000
This range applies to a second or subsequent conviction, not the first. This answer reads the very next row of the same penalty table and lifts the second-conviction fine into the first-conviction slot.
This question tests your knowledge of Insurance & Financial Responsibility in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Chapter 3: Safety Responsibility, Table 13: Penalties for Driving Without Evidence of Financial Responsibility," p.18..
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