Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 644.005. DEPARTMENT DATABASE. The department shall develop and maintain a database on roadside vehicle inspection reports for defects on any intermodal equipment. The database shall include all citations involving intermodal equipment issued by officers certified under Secti…

Sec. 644.051. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES. (a) The director shall, after notice and a public hearing, adopt rules regulating: (1) the safe transportation of hazardous materials; and (2) the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles. (b) A rule adopted under this chapter must be co…

Sec. 644.052. APPLICABILITY OF RULES. (a) Notwithstanding an exemption provided in the federal safety regulations, other than an exemption relating to intracity or commercial zone operations provided in 49 C.F.R. Part 395, a rule adopted by the director under this chapter applies…

Sec. 644.053. LIMITATIONS OF RULES. (a) A rule adopted under this chapter may not: (1) prevent an intrastate operator from operating a vehicle up to 12 hours following eight consecutive hours off; (2) require a person to meet the medical standards provided in the federal motor ca…

Sec. 644.054. REGULATION OF CONTRACT CARRIERS OF CERTAIN PASSENGERS. (a) This section applies only to a contract carrier that transports an operating employee of a railroad on a road or highway of this state in a vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers. (b) The departmen…

Sec. 644.101. CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The department shall establish procedures, including training, for the certification of municipal police officers, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs to enforce this chapter. (b) A police officer of any of the following munici…

Sec. 644.102. MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS. (a) The department by rule shall establish uniform standards for municipal or county enforcement of this chapter. (b) A municipality or county that engages in enforcement under this chapter: (1) shall pay all costs rela…

Sec. 644.103. DETENTION OF VEHICLES. (a) An officer of the department may stop, enter, or detain on a highway or at a port of entry a motor vehicle that is subject to this chapter. (b) A municipal police officer who is certified under Section 644.101 may stop, enter, or detain on…

Sec. 644.104. INSPECTION OF PREMISES. (a) An officer or employee of the department who has been certified for the purpose by the director may enter a motor carrier's premises to: (1) inspect real property, including a building, or equipment; or (2) copy or verify the correctness …

Sec. 644.151. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) violates a rule adopted under this chapter; (2) does not permit an inspection authorized under Section 644.104; or (3) knowingly operates a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-servic…

Sec. 644.152. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who does not permit an inspection authorized by Section 644.104 is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000. (b) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty in: (1) the county in which the violatio…

Sec. 644.153. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department may impose an administrative penalty against a person who violates: (1) a rule adopted under this chapter; or (2) a provision of Subchapter C that the department by rule subjects to administrative penalties. (b) To be desig…

Sec. 644.154. SUIT FOR INJUNCTION. (a) The attorney general shall sue to enjoin a violation or a threatened violation of a rule adopted under this chapter on request of the director. (b) The suit must be brought in the county in which the violation or threat is alleged to have oc…

Sec. 644.155. COMPLIANCE REVIEW AND SAFETY AUDIT PROGRAM. The department shall implement and enforce a compliance review and safety audit program similar to the federal program established under 49 C.F.R. Part 385 for any person who owns or operates a commercial motor vehicle tha…

Sec. 644.201. ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The Texas Transportation Commission shall adopt rules under this subchapter consistent with 49 C.F.R. Part 397 for the routing of nonradioactive hazardous materials. (b) Rules concerning signage, public participation, and procedural requiremen…

Sec. 644.202. DESIGNATION OF ROUTE. (a) A political subdivision of this state or a state agency may designate a route for the transportation of nonradioactive hazardous materials over a public road or highway in this state only if the Texas Department of Transportation approves t…

Sec. 644.203. SIGNS. (a) The Texas Department of Transportation shall provide signs for a designated route under Section 644.202(c) over a road or highway that is not part of the state highway system. Notwithstanding Section 222.001, the Texas Department of Transportation may use…

Sec. 644.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Employee" has the meaning assigned by 49 C.F.R. Section 40.3. (2) "Valid positive result" means: (A) an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater on an alcohol confirmation test; or (B) a result at or above the cutoff concentrati…

Sec. 644.252. REPORT OF REFUSAL AND CERTAIN RESULTS. (a) An employer required to conduct alcohol and drug testing of an employee who holds a commercial driver's license under Chapter 522 under federal safety regulations as part of the employer's drug testing program or consortium…