Tex. Transp. Code § 621.206 · Subchapter C. SIZE LIMITATIONS
MAXIMUM EXTENDED LENGTH OF LOAD.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles may not carry a load that extends more than three feet beyond its front or, except as permitted by other law, more than four feet beyond its rear.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to vehicles collecting garbage, rubbish, refuse, or recyclable materials which are equipped with front-end loading attachments and containers provided that the vehicle is actively engaged in the collection of garbage, rubbish, refuse, or recyclable materials.
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. 25, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.132, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 19.0065, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.621.htm
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Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Transp. Code § 621.206. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 621.2061EXCEPTION TO MAXIMUM EXTENDED LENGTH OF LOAD: CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.Printed as Section 621.206
- Tex. Transp. Code § 622.044EXTENSION OF LOAD BEYOND REAR OF VEHICLE.Printed as Section 621.206(a)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 622.153MAXIMUM EXTENDED LENGTH OF LOAD.Printed as Section 621.206
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