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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the penalty for the offense of operating or loading |
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overweight vehicle on a state highway or farm or ranch road on which |
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the maximum load or weight has been reduced. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 621.506(a), Transportation Code, is amended |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 651.506. OFFENSE OF OPERATING OR LOADING OVERWEIGHT |
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VEHICLE; PENALTY; DEFENSE. |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person: |
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(1) operates a vehicle or combination of vehicles in |
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violation of Section 621.101, 621.102, 622.012, 622.031, 622.041, |
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622.0435, 622.051, 622.061, 622.133, 622.953, 623.162; or |
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(2) loads a vehicle or causes a vehicle to be loaded in |
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violation of 621.503. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |