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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inspection of certain commercial motor vehicles |
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that are not domiciled in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 548.052, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 548.052. VEHICLES NOT SUBJECT TO INSPECTION. This |
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chapter does not apply to: |
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(1) a trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or mobile |
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home moving under or bearing a current factory-delivery license |
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plate or current in-transit license plate; |
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(2) a vehicle moving under or bearing a paper dealer |
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in-transit tag, machinery license, disaster license, parade |
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license, prorate tab, one-trip permit, vehicle temporary transit |
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permit, antique license, custom vehicle license, street rod |
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license, temporary 24-hour permit, or permit license; |
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(3) a trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or mobile |
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home having an actual gross weight or registered gross weight of |
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4,500 pounds or less; |
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(4) farm machinery, road-building equipment, a farm |
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trailer, or a vehicle required to display a slow-moving-vehicle |
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emblem under Section 547.703; |
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(5) a former military vehicle, as defined by Section |
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504.502; |
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(6) a vehicle qualified for a tax exemption under |
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Section 152.092, Tax Code; [or] |
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(7) a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been |
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issued but that is not required to be registered; or |
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(8) a vehicle that: |
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(A) is not domiciled in this state; |
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(B) is registered: |
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(i) under the International Registration |
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Plan as authorized by Section 502.091; or |
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(ii) as a token trailer under Section |
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502.255, including for an extended period under Section 502.0023; |
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and |
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(C) has been issued a certificate of inspection |
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in compliance with federal motor carrier safety regulations. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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