Texas insurance glossary
SR-26
An SR-26 is the notice a carrier files with the Department of Public Safety when a certified SR-22 policy is cancelled, terminated or allowed to lapse.
The carrier files it, not the driver, which is the whole point of the form: the state learns about a lapse whether or not anybody tells it. Texas Transportation Code § 601.085 governs the termination of a certified policy.
What follows is enforcement rather than a penalty notice. The license can be suspended again pending replacement evidence under § 601.057, and another reinstatement fee falls due before it is reissued.
What to actually do in the days after one is filed is answered in full at what happens if your SR-22 lapses. This entry only fixes what the form is.
Sources: Texas DPS — SR-22 proof of financial responsibility FAQ (section 9); Tex. Transp. Code ch. 601 — Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act. Verified .
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Where this is handled
A definition does not file anything. When the suspension date is closer than the research, one independent agency on FM 1959 can transmit the SR-22 to the DPS and tell you what the state wants before you pay anyone anything.