Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1828 amends statutory provisions relating to commercial vehicle motor safety standards and the Transportation Code to authorize a Department of Public Safety officer or a department-certified police officer to inspect or weigh a vehicle at a port of entry and to prohibit a vehicle from entering the United States if the vehicle or driver is in violation of minimum safety or vehicle weight standards. The act authorizes a weight enforcement officer to weigh a vehicle at a port of entry and expands the prohibition against overloading a vehicle to prohibit a person from causing the vehicle to be overloaded.