Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 623.005. DISPOSITION OF PERMIT FEE IN TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND. (a) This section applies only to a permit authorized by the legislature on or after September 1, 2019. (b) Ten percent of the fee collected for a permit issued by the department under this subtitl…

Sec. 623.006. DISPOSITION AND USE OF PERMIT FEES DUE TO COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY. Except as otherwise specified by this subtitle: (1) at least once each fiscal year, the comptroller shall send from fees collected for a permit issued by the department under this chapter any amounts …

Sec. 623.007. PERMIT TO BE CARRIED IN VEHICLE. A permit issued by the department under this subtitle must be carried, in a manner prescribed by the department, in the vehicle that is being operated under the permit. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 2620), Sec. …

Sec. 623.008. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE ESCORT FLAG VEHICLES AND ESCORT FLAGGERS. (a) In this section: (1) "Escort flag vehicle" means a vehicle that precedes or follows an oversize or overweight vehicle operating under a permit issued by the department for the purpose of facilitating…

Sec. 623.011. PERMIT FOR EXCESS AXLE OR GROSS WEIGHT. (a) The department may issue a permit that authorizes the operation of a commercial motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or combination of those vehicles, or a truck-tractor or combination of a truck-tractor and one or more ot…

Sec. 623.0111. ADDITIONAL FEE FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLE UNDER PERMIT. (a) When a person applies for a permit under Section 623.011, the person must: (1) designate in the application each county in which the vehicle will be operated; and (2) pay in addition to other fees an annual …

Sec. 623.0112. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. When a person applies for a permit under Section 623.011, the person must pay in addition to other fees an administrative fee adopted by board rule in an amount not to exceed the direct and indirect cost to the department of: (1) issu…

Sec. 623.0113. ROUTE RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a permit issued under Section 623.011 does not authorize the operation of a vehicle on: (1) the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state if the weight of the vehicle is greater th…

Sec. 623.012. SECURITY FOR PERMIT. (a) An applicant for a permit under Section 623.011, other than a permit under that section to operate a vehicle loaded with timber or pulp wood, wood chips, cotton, or agricultural products in their natural state, and an applicant for a permit …

Sec. 623.013. LIST OF PERMITS ISSUED. (a) The department shall make available on the department's Internet website a searchable and downloadable list by county of each permit issued under Section 623.011. The list must include the following information for each permit: (1) the na…

Sec. 623.014. TRANSFER OF PERMIT. (a) A permit issued under Section 623.011 may not be transferred. (b) If the vehicle for which a permit was issued is destroyed or permanently inoperable, a person may apply to the department for a credit for the remainder of the permit period. (…

Sec. 623.015. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE. (a) The liability of a holder of a permit issued under Section 623.011 for damage to a county road is not limited to the amount of the bond or letter of credit required for the issuance of the permit. (b) The holder of a permit issued under Sec…

Sec. 623.0155. INDEMNIFICATION FROM MOTOR CARRIER PROHIBITED. (a) A person may not require indemnification from a motor carrier as a condition to: (1) the transportation of property for compensation or hire by the carrier; (2) entrance on property by the carrier for the purpose o…

Sec. 623.016. RECOVERY ON PERMIT SECURITY. (a) A county may recover on the bond or letter of credit required for a permit issued under Section 623.011 only by a suit against the permit holder and the issuer of the bond or letter of credit. (b) Venue for a suit under this section …

Sec. 623.017. PERMIT FOR MOVEMENT OF CYLINDRICAL HAY BALES. (a) The department may issue an annual permit to authorize the movement of a vehicle that is used to carry cylindrical bales of hay and that is wider than the maximum allowable vehicle width but not wider than 12 feet. (…

Sec. 623.0171. PERMIT FOR READY-MIXED CONCRETE TRUCKS. (a) In this section, "ready-mixed concrete truck" has the meaning assigned by Section 622.011. (b) The department may issue a permit that authorizes the operation of a ready-mixed concrete truck with three axles. (c) To quali…

Sec. 623.0172. PERMIT FOR INTERMODAL SHIPPING CONTAINER. (a) In this section, "intermodal shipping container" means an enclosed, standardized, reusable container that: (1) is used to pack, ship, move, or transport cargo; (2) is designed to be carried on a semitrailer and loaded o…

Sec. 623.018. COUNTY PERMIT. (a) The commissioners court of a county, through the county judge, may issue a permit for: (1) the transportation over highways of that county, other than state highways and public roads in the territory of a municipality, of an overweight, oversize, …

Sec. 623.0181. PERMITS FOR AUXILIARY POWER UNITS. The department may issue a permit that authorizes the operation of a commercial motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or combination of those vehicles, or a truck-tractor or combination of a truck-tractor and one or more other vehi…

Sec. 623.019. VIOLATIONS OF SUBCHAPTER; OFFENSES. (a) A person who holds a permit issued under Section 623.011 commits an offense if: (1) the person: (A) operates or directs the operation of the vehicle for which the permit was issued on a public highway or road; and (B) is crimi…

Sec. 623.051. CONTRACT ALLOWING OVERSIZE OR OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE TO CROSS ROAD; SURETY BOND. (a) A person may operate a vehicle that cannot comply with one or more of the restrictions of Subchapter C of Chapter 621 or Section 621.101 to cross the width of any road or highway under …

Sec. 623.052. CONTRACT ALLOWING OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE WITH COMMODITIES OR PRODUCTS TO CROSS HIGHWAY; SURETY BOND. (a) A person may operate a vehicle that exceeds the overall gross weight limits provided by Section 621.101 to cross the width of a highway from private property to othe…

Sec. 623.070. NONAPPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not apply to the transportation of an intermodal shipping container as defined by Section 623.401, regardless of whether the container is sealed or unsealed. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 108 (S.B. 1524…

Sec. 623.071. PERMIT TO MOVE CERTAIN EQUIPMENT. (a) The department may issue a permit to allow the operation on a state highway of equipment that exceeds the weight and size limits provided by law for the movement of equipment or a commodity that cannot reasonably be dismantled. …

Sec. 623.0711. PERMITS AUTHORIZED BY BOARD. (a) The board by rule may authorize the department to issue a permit to a motor carrier, as defined by Section 643.001, to transport multiple loads of the same commodity over a state highway if all of the loads are traveling between the…

Sec. 623.072. DESIGNATED ROUTE IN MUNICIPALITY. (a) A municipality having a state highway in its territory shall designate to the department the route in the municipality to be used by equipment described by Section 623.071 operating over the state highway. The department shall s…

Sec. 623.074. APPLICATION. (a) The department may issue a permit under this subchapter on the receipt of an application for the permit. (b) The application must: (1) be in writing; (2) state the kind of equipment to be operated; (3) describe the equipment; (4) give the weight and…

Sec. 623.075. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may issue a permit under this subchapter only to an applicant registered under Chapter 643. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a permit for: (1) the driving or…

Sec. 623.076. PERMIT FEE. (a) An application for a permit under this subchapter must be accompanied by a permit fee of: (1) $60 for a single-trip permit; (2) $120 for a permit that is valid for a period not exceeding 30 days; (3) $180 for a permit that is valid for a period of 31…

Sec. 623.077. HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE FEE. (a) An applicant for a permit under this subchapter, other than a permit under Section 623.071(c)(3), must also pay a highway maintenance fee in an amount determined according to the following table: (b) The department shall send each fee co…

Sec. 623.078. VEHICLE SUPERVISION FEE. (a) Each applicant for a permit under this subchapter for a vehicle that is heavier than 200,000 pounds must also pay a vehicle supervision fee in an amount determined by the Texas Department of Transportation and designed to recover the dir…

Sec. 623.079. REGISTRATION OF EQUIPMENT. A permit under this subchapter may be issued only if the equipment to be operated under the permit is registered under Chapter 502 for maximum gross weight applicable to the vehicle under Section 621.101 that is not heavier than 80,000 pou…

Sec. 623.080. CONTENTS OF PERMIT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a permit under this subchapter must include: (1) the name of the applicant; (2) the date of issuance; (3) the signature of the director of the department; (4) a statement of the kind of equipment to be tr…

Sec. 623.082. PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable: (1) by a fine of not more than $200; (2) on conviction within one year after the d…

Sec. 623.091. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "manufactured house" means "industrialized building" as defined by Chapter 1202, Occupations Code, "industrialized housing" as defined by Chapter 1202, Occupations Code, or "manufactured home" as defined by Chapter 1201, Occupations C…

Sec. 623.092. PERMIT REQUIREMENT. (a) A manufactured house in excess of legal size limits for a motor vehicle may not be moved over a highway, road, or street in this state except in accordance with a permit issued by the department. (b) A county or municipality may not require a…

Sec. 623.093. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION AND PERMIT. (a) The application for a permit and the permit must be in the form prescribed by the department. The permit must show: (1) the length, width, and height of the manufactured house and the towing vehicle in combination; (2) the com…

Sec. 623.094. PERMIT ISSUANCE. (a) Except as authorized by Section 623.095, the department may issue a permit only to: (1) a person licensed by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs as a manufacturer, retailer, or installer; or (2) motor carriers registered with t…

Sec. 623.095. PERMIT TYPES. (a) The department may issue a single-trip permit for the transportation of a manufactured house to: (1) the owner of a manufactured house if: (A) the title to the manufactured house and the title to the towing vehicle show that the owner of the manufa…

Sec. 623.096. PERMIT FEE. (a) The department shall collect a fee of $40 for each permit issued under this subchapter. Of each fee, $19.70 shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund and of the remainder: (1) 90 percent shall be deposited to the credit of the stat…

Sec. 623.097. DURATION OF PERMIT. A permit is valid for a five-day period. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 623.0975. LIST OF PERMITS ISSUED. The department shall make available on the department's Internet website a searchable and downloadable list by county of each permit issued under this subchapter. The list must include the following information for each permit: (1) the permi…

Sec. 623.098. CAUTION LIGHTS. (a) A manufactured house that is wider than 12 feet must have one rotating amber beacon of not less than eight inches mounted at the rear of the manufactured house on the roof or one flashing amber light mounted at each rear corner of the manufacture…

Sec. 623.099. ESCORT FLAG VEHICLE. (a) A manufactured house that is wider than 16 feet, but is not wider than 18 feet, must have one escort flag vehicle that must: (1) precede the house on a two-lane roadway; or (2) follow the house on a roadway of four or more lanes. (b) A manuf…

Sec. 623.100. TIMES AND DAYS OF MOVEMENT. (a) Movement authorized by a permit issued under this subchapter may be made on any day, except a national holiday, but shall be made only during daylight hours. (b) The Texas Department of Transportation may limit the hours for travel on…

Sec. 623.101. SPEED LIMIT. (a) A manufactured house or house trailer may not be towed in excess of the posted speed limit or 55 miles per hour, whichever is less. (b) In this section, "house trailer" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec.…