SUBCHAPTER D.

 INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES

§ 548.201. Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspection Program

(a) The commission shall establish an inspection program for
commercial motor vehicles that:

(1) meets the requirements of federal motor carrier safety
regulations; and

(2) requires a commercial motor vehicle registered in this
state to pass an annual inspection of all safety equipment
required by the federal motor carrier safety regulations.

(b) A program under this section also applies to any:

(1) vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight
rating   of   more   than   10,000   pounds   that   is   operated   in
interstate commerce and registered in this state;

(2) school activity bus, as defined in Section 541.201, that
has   a   gross   weight,   registered   weight,   or   gross   weight
rating   of   more   than   26,000   pounds,   or   is   designed   to
transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver; and

(3) school bus that will operate at a speed authorized by
Section 545.352(b)(5)(A).

Acts   1995,   74th   Leg.,   ch.   165,   §   1,   eff.   Sept.   1,   1995.

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1061, § 18, eff. Sept.
1, 1997.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 663, § 5, eff. June 18,
1999.

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§   548.202.   General   Applicability   of   Chapter   to   Commercial
Motor Vehicles

This   chapter   applies   to   a   commercial   motor   vehicle

inspection program established under Section 548.201 except
as otherwise provided.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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§ 548.203. Exemptions

The commission by rule may exempt a type of commercial motor
vehicle  from   the   application   of   this   subchapter   if   the
vehicle:

(1) was manufactured before September 1, 1995;

(2) is operated only temporarily on a highway of this state
and at a speed of less than 30 miles per hour; and

(3)   complies   with   Section   548.051   and   each   applicable

provision in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.122(b), eff.
Sept. 1, 1997.

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§ 502.002. Registration Required; General Rule

(a) The owner of  a motor vehicle,  trailer, or  semitrailer

shall apply for the registration of the vehicle for:

(1) each registration year in which the vehicle is used or
to be used on a public highway; and

(2) if the vehicle is unregistered for a registration year
that has begun and that applies to the vehicle and if the
vehicle   is   used   or   to   be   used   on   a   public   highway,   the
remaining portion of that registration year.

(b) The application must be made to the department through
the   county   assessor­collector   of   the   county   in   which   the
owner resides.

(c)   A   provision   of   this   chapter   that   conflicts   with   this

section   prevails   over   this   section   to   the   extent   of   the
conflict.

(d) A county assessor­collector, a deputy county assessor­
collector,   or   a   person   acting   on   behalf   of   a   county
assessor­collector is not liable to any person for:

(1)   refusing   to   register   a   motor   vehicle   because   of   the

person's   failure   to   submit   evidence   of   residency   that
complies with the department's rules; or

(2) registering a motor vehicle under this section.

Acts   1995,   74th   Leg.,   ch.   165,   §   1,   eff.   Sept.   1,   1995.

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.44(a), eff.
Sept. 1, 1997.
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§ 201.904. Speed Signs

The department shall erect and maintain on the highways and
roads of this state appropriate signs that show the maximum
lawful speed for commercial motor vehicles, truck tractors,
truck   trailers,  truck   semitrailers,   and  motor   vehicles
engaged   in   the   business  of  transporting   passengers   for
compensation or hire (buses).

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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 SUBCHAPTER C. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; REQUIREMENTS

§ 601.051. Requirement of Financial Responsibility

A   person   may   not   operate  a   motor   vehicle  in   this   state

unless   financial   responsibility   is   established   for   that
vehicle through:

(1) a motor vehicle liability insurance policy that complies
with Subchapter D;

(2) a surety bond filed under Section 601.121;

(3) a deposit under Section 601.122;

(4) a deposit under Section 601.123; or

(5) self­insurance under Section 601.124.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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