Title TN, Transportation Code

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.…

Sec. 623.102. EQUIPMENT. (a) The brakes on a towing vehicle and a manufactured house must be capable of stopping the vehicle and house from an initial velocity of 20 miles per hour in not more than 40 feet. (b) Each manufactured house must be equipped with a wiring harness during…

Sec. 623.103. LIABILITY INSURANCE. A vehicle towing a manufactured house shall be covered by liability insurance of not less than $300,000 combined single limit. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 623.104. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor, except as provided by Subsection (d). (b) A person convicted of an offense under Subsection (a) may also …

Sec. 623.105. PENALTY FOR COMPENSATING CERTAIN UNLAWFUL ACTIONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) provides compensation to another for the movement of a manufactured home over a highway, road, or street in this state; and (2) knows the other person is not author…

Sec. 623.121. PERMIT TO MOVE PORTABLE BUILDING UNIT. (a) The department may issue a permit to a person to operate equipment to move over a state highway one or more portable building units that in combination with the towing vehicle are in excess of the length or width limitation…

Sec. 623.122. 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 623.121 moving over the state highway. The department shall show…

Sec. 623.123. APPLICATION. The application for a permit under Section 623.121 must: (1) be in writing; (2) state the make and model of the portable building unit or units; (3) state the length and width of the portable building unit or units; (4) state the make and model of the t…

Sec. 623.124. FEE. (a) An application for a permit must be accompanied by a fee of $15. (b) The department shall send each fee collected under this section to the comptroller. Of each fee received from the department, the comptroller shall deposit: (1) $7.50 to the credit of the …

Sec. 623.126. FORM OF PERMIT. (a) A permit issued under this subchapter must: (1) contain the name of the applicant; (2) be dated and signed by the director of the department or a designated agent; (3) state the make and model of the portable building unit or units to be transpor…

Sec. 623.127. DURATION OF PERMIT. A permit issued under this subchapter is effective for a 10-day period and valid only for a single continuous movement. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 623.128. TIME OF MOVEMENT. Movement authorized by a permit issued under this subchapter shall be made only during daylight hours. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 623.129. ESCORT FLAG VEHICLE. The escort flag vehicle requirements provided by Section 623.099 apply to the movement of portable building units and compatible cargo under this subchapter as if such building units and cargo were a manufactured house. Added by Acts 1997, 75th …

Sec. 623.130. COMPATIBLE CARGO. (a) A permit issued under this subchapter may authorize the movement of cargo, other than a portable building unit, manufactured, assembled, or distributed by a portable building unit manufacturer, as an authorized distributor if: (1) the movement …

Sec. 623.141. OPTIONAL PROCEDURE. This subchapter provides an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize or overweight oil well servicing or oil well drilling machinery and equipment. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 623.142. PERMIT TO MOVE OIL WELL SERVICING OR DRILLING MACHINERY. (a) The department may, on application, issue a permit for the movement over a road or highway under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Transportation of a vehicle that: (1) is a piece of fixed-load m…

Sec. 623.143. DESIGNATED ROUTE IN MUNICIPALITY. (a) A municipality having a state highway in its territory may designate to the department the route in the municipality to be used by a vehicle described by Section 623.142 operating over the state highway. When the route is design…

Sec. 623.144. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE. (a) A person may not operate a vehicle permitted under this subchapter on a public highway unless the vehicle is registered under Chapter 502 for the maximum gross weight applicable to the vehicle under Section 621.101 or has distinguishing …

Sec. 623.145. RULES; FORMS AND PROCEDURES; FEES. (a) The board, in consultation with the commission, by rule shall provide for the issuance of permits under this subchapter. The rules must include each matter the board and commission determine necessary to implement this subchapt…

Sec. 623.146. VIOLATION OF RULE. A permit under this subchapter is void on the failure of an owner or the owner's representative to comply with a rule of the board or with a condition placed on the permit, and immediately on the violation, further movement over the highway of an …

Sec. 623.147. DEPOSIT OF FEE IN STATE HIGHWAY FUND AND IN TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND. A fee collected under this subchapter shall be deposited as follows: (1) 90 percent to the credit of the state highway fund; and (2) 10 percent to the credit of the Texas Department…