By: Ogden S.B. No. 889
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the operation of certain overweight vehicles on a
1-3 highway; providing penalties.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 622.013, Transportation Code, is amended
1-6 by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
1-7 (c) A copy of the bond shall be:
1-8 (1) carried on the vehicle when the vehicle is on a
1-9 public highway; and
1-10 (2) presented to an officer authorized to enforce this
1-11 chapter on request of the officer.
1-12 SECTION 2. Section 622.017, Transportation Code, is amended
1-13 by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
1-14 follows:
1-15 (b) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c) and
1-16 (d), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable:
1-17 (1) by a fine of not more than $200;
1-18 (2) on conviction within one year after the date of a
1-19 prior conviction under this section that was punishable under
1-20 Subdivision (1), by a fine of not more than $500, by confinement in
1-21 the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both the fine and
1-22 the confinement; or
1-23 (3) on conviction within one year after the date of a
1-24 prior conviction under this section that was punishable under
1-25 Subdivision (2) or this subdivision, by a fine of not more than
2-1 $1,000, by confinement in the county jail for not more than six
2-2 months, or by both the fine and the confinement.
2-3 (d) A person commits an offense if the person fails in
2-4 violation of Section 622.013(c) to carry or present the copy of the
2-5 bond filed with the department. An offense under this subsection
2-6 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
2-7 SECTION 3. Section 622.133, Transportation Code, is amended
2-8 to read as follows:
2-9 Sec. 622.133. AXLE-LOAD RESTRICTIONS. A single vehicle used
2-10 exclusively to transport recyclable materials may be operated on a
2-11 public highway only if the tandem axle load is not heavier than
2-12 44,000 pounds, a single axle load is not heavier than 21,000
2-13 pounds, and the gross load is not heavier than 64,000 pounds.
2-14 SECTION 4. Section 622.134, Transportation Code, is amended
2-15 by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
2-16 (d) A copy of the bond shall be:
2-17 (1) carried on the vehicle when the vehicle is on a
2-18 public highway; and
2-19 (2) presented to an officer authorized to enforce this
2-20 chapter on request of the officer.
2-21 SECTION 5. Section 622.136, Transportation Code, is amended
2-22 by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
2-23 follows:
2-24 (b) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c) and
2-25 (d), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable:
2-26 (1) by a fine not to exceed $200;
3-1 (2) on conviction within one year after the date of a
3-2 prior conviction under this section that was punishable under
3-3 Subdivision (1), by a fine not to exceed $500, by confinement in
3-4 the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both the fine and
3-5 confinement; or
3-6 (3) on conviction within one year after the date of a
3-7 prior conviction under this section that was punishable under
3-8 Subdivision (2), by a fine not to exceed $1,000, by confinement in
3-9 the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine
3-10 and confinement.
3-11 (d) A person commits an offense if the person fails in
3-12 violation of Section 622.134(d) to carry or present the copy of the
3-13 bond filed with the department. An offense under this subsection
3-14 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
3-15 SECTION 6. Section 623.163, Transportation Code, is amended
3-16 by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
3-17 (d) A copy of the bond shall be:
3-18 (1) carried on the vehicle when the vehicle is on a
3-19 public highway; and
3-20 (2) presented to an officer authorized to enforce this
3-21 chapter on request of the officer.
3-22 SECTION 7. Section 623.165, Transportation Code, is amended
3-23 by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
3-24 follows:
3-25 (b) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c) and
3-26 (d), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable:
4-1 (1) by a fine of not more than $200;
4-2 (2) on conviction within one year after the date of a
4-3 prior conviction under this section that was punishable under
4-4 Subdivision (1), by a fine of not more than $500, by confinement in
4-5 the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both the fine and
4-6 the confinement; or
4-7 (3) on conviction within one year after the date of a
4-8 prior conviction under this section that was punishable under
4-9 Subdivision (2) or this subdivision, by a fine of not more than
4-10 $1,000, by confinement in the county jail for not more than six
4-11 months, or by both the fine and the confinement.
4-12 (d) A person commits an offense if the person fails in
4-13 violation of Section 623.163(d) to carry or present the copy of the
4-14 bond filed with the department. An offense under this subsection
4-15 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
4-16 SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.