Sec. 601.291. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to the owner or operator of a motor vehicle that:
(1) is not registered in this state; and
(2) is involved in a motor vehicle accident in this state that results in bodily injury, death, or damage to the property of one person to an apparent extent of at least $500.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.