Tex. Transp. Code § 548.201 · Subchapter D. INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1061, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 663, Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 1999.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.548.htm
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