‘Texas Register Section PO Bor 13824 ‘Austin, Texas 787L1-3824 Phone. 512-263-5561 Pax: 512-463-5569 Try: 7-4 ror $06. state. 08s Gwyn Shea Secretary of State February 21, 2003 ‘RE: OPEN RECORDS REQUEST —/ ed —EEEaas ‘Dear Mr. Richards: [searched the Texas Administrative Code, the compilation of all state agency rules, and found no traffic citation forms Enclosed please find a copy of the Texas Department of Public Safety's rule under Title 37, Chapter 16 Commercial Drivers License, §16.100. Information on Trafic Cuations ‘According to the Department of Public Safety, §16.100 is the “traffic citation” used by police departments Tas DPS rold sme that there is no particular form used by all police departments. However, £1600 indicates thatthe form used must include the information listed in paragraphs (1)-(6)- In Sther words, each police department can have its own traffic citation form. Thope this answers your question satisfactorily. SOR ‘Dan Procter Texas Register Director Enclosure: Texas Administrative Code Page 1 of | sex Rule Texas Administrative Code Nex Bules= TITLE 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS PARTI TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY CHAPTER 16 COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSE SUBCHAPTERD — SANCTIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS RULE §16.100 Information on Traffic Citations ‘A traffic citation issued to a person driving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV), or who is the holder of a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's leamer's permit, for a violation of any law regulating the operation of vehicles on highways, must be on a form that contains the following information: (1) the name, address, physical description, and date of birth of the party charged; (2) the number, if any, of the person's driver's license; (3) the registration number of the vehicle involved; (4) whether the vehicle was a CMV as defined in Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 522; (5) whether the vehicle was involved in the transporting of hazardous materials; and (6) the date and nature of the offense, including whether the offense was a serious traffic violation as defined in Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 522. Source Note: The provisions of this §16.100 adopted to be effective July 24, 1992, 17 TexReg 4961; amended to be effective July 7, 1999, 24 TexReg 5026 Next Page Previous Page hitp://info.sos.state.tx.us/pub/plsqV/readtacSext TacPage?sI=-R&app=96&p_dir&p_rloc=&p... 2/21/2003