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House Bill 3254 |
House Author: Phillips |
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Effective: 1-1-18 |
Senate Sponsor: Nichols |
House Bill 3254 amends the Tax Code and Transportation Code to revise and expand the conditions under which the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) may deny a motor carrier registration or registration renewal and to provide for the denial by TxDMV of a supplement to a motor carrier registration application or an application to renew such a registration. The bill sets out requirements for a motor carrier to obtain a motor carrier reregistration and creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for a person who knowingly operates a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order issued under federal law or who owns, leases, or assigns a person to drive such a vehicle. The bill further revises and updates provisions relating to federal motor carrier registration to apply to the unified carrier plan and agreement provided by federal law.