Texas Statutes
§ 2301.053 — REQUIREMENTS FOR FORMS; PLAIN-LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT.
Texas § 2301.053
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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 2301.053 (2026).
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Sec. 2301.053. REQUIREMENTS FOR FORMS; PLAIN-LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT.
(a)Each form filed in accordance with this subchapter must comply with applicable state and federal law.
(b)Each form for a personal automobile insurance policy must provide the coverages mandated under Subchapters C and D, Chapter 1952 , unless the coverages are rejected by the named insured in the manner provided by those subchapters.
(c)A form may not be used unless the form is written in plain language. For purposes of this section, a form is written in plain language if:
(1)the form achieves the minimum score established by the commissioner on the Flesch reading ease test or an equivalent test selected by the commissioner; or
(2)at the commissioner's option, the form conforms to the language requirements in a Nati
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017 ), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.
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§ 2301.001
PURPOSE.§ 2301.002
DEFINITIONS.§ 2301.003
APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.§ 2301.0031
EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN LINES.§ 2301.004
EXEMPTION FOR LARGE RISKS.§ 2301.005
REGULATION OF INLAND MARINE FORMS.§ 2301.006
FILING AND APPROVAL OF FORMS.§ 2301.008
ADOPTION AND USE OF STANDARD FORMS.§ 2301.009
PUBLIC INSPECTION OF INFORMATION.§ 2301.010
CONTRACTUAL LIMITATIONS PERIOD AND CLAIM FILING PERIOD IN CERTAIN PROPERTY INSURANCE FORMS.§ 2301.051
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