Texas Transportation Code Title 7, Chapter 643 - Motor Carrier Registration

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 643.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. (2) "Director" means: (A) the executive director of the department; or (B) an...
• Texas Section 643.002 - Exemptions
  This chapter does not apply to: (1) motor carrier operations exempt from registration by the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. Section 14504a)...
• Texas Section 643.003 - Rules
  The department may adopt rules to administer this chapter. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.150(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

SUBCHAPTER B REGISTRATION

• Texas Section 643.004 - Payment Of Fees
  (a) The department may adopt rules on the method of payment of a fee under this chapter, including: (1) authorizing the use of: (A) escrow...
• Texas Section 643.051 - Registration Required
  (a) A motor carrier may not operate a commercial motor vehicle, as defined by Section 548.001, on a road or highway of this state unless...
• Texas Section 643.052 - Application
  To register under this subchapter a motor carrier must submit to the department an application on a form prescribed by the department. The application must...
• Texas Section 643.053 - Filing Of Application
  An application under Section 643.052 must be filed with the department and accompanied by: (1) an application fee of $100 plus a $10 fee for...
• Texas Section 643.054 - Department Approval And Denial; Issuance Of Certificate
  (a) The department shall register a motor carrier under this subchapter if the carrier complies with Sections 643.052 and 643.053. (a-1) The department may deny...
• Texas Section 643.055 - Conditional Acceptance
  (a) The department may conditionally accept an incomplete application for registration under this subchapter if the motor carrier complies with Section 643.053. (b) The department...
• Texas Section 643.056 - Supplemental Registration
  (a) A motor carrier required to register under this subchapter shall supplement the carrier's application for registration before: (1) the carrier transports a hazardous material...
• Texas Section 643.057 - Additional Vehicles And Fees
  (a) A motor carrier may not operate an additional vehicle requiring registration unless the carrier pays a registration fee of $10 for each additional vehicle...
• Texas Section 643.058 - Renewal Of Registration
  (a) Except as provided in Section 643.061, a registration issued under this subchapter is valid for one year. The department may adopt a system under...
• Texas Section 643.059 - Cab Cards
  (a) The department shall issue a cab card for each vehicle requiring registration. A cab card must: (1) show the registration number of the certificate...
• Texas Section 643.060 - Temporary Registration Of International Motor Carrier
  The department by rule may provide for the temporary registration of an international motor carrier that provides evidence of insurance as required for a domestic...
• Texas Section 643.061 - Optional Registration Periods
  (a) The department may vary the registration period under this subchapter by adopting rules that provide for: (1) an optional two-year registration; and (2) an...
• Texas Section 643.062 - Limitation On International Motor Carrier
  (a) A foreign-based international motor carrier required to register under this chapter or registered under Chapter 645 may not transport persons or cargo in intrastate...
• Texas Section 643.063 - Vehicles Operated Under Short-term Lease And Substitute Vehicles
  (a) In this section: (1) "Leasing business" means a person that leases vehicles requiring registration. (2) "Short-term lease" means a lease of 30 days or...

SUBCHAPTER C INSURANCE

• Texas Section 643.064 - United States Department Of Transportation Numbers
  (a) The department by rule shall provide for the issuance to a motor carrier of an identification number authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
• Texas Section 643.101 - Amount Required
  (a) A motor carrier required to register under Subchapter B shall maintain liability insurance in an amount set by the department for each vehicle requiring...
• Texas Section 643.1015 - Amount Required For Certain School Buses
  (a) This section applies only to a school bus that: (1) is owned by a motor carrier required to be registered under Subchapter B; (2)...
• Texas Section 643.102 - Self-insurance
  A motor carrier may comply with Section 643.101 through self-insurance if the carrier demonstrates to the department that it can satisfy its obligations for liability...
• Texas Section 643.103 - Filing; Evidence Of Insurance; Fees
  (a) A motor carrier that is required to register under Subchapter B must file with the department evidence of insurance in the amounts required by...
• Texas Section 643.104 - Termination Of Insurance Coverage
  (a) An insurer may not terminate coverage provided to a motor carrier registered under Subchapter B unless the insurer provides the department with notice at...
• Texas Section 643.105 - Insolvency Of Insurer
  If an insurer for a motor carrier becomes insolvent, is placed in receivership, or has its certificate of authority suspended or revoked and if the...

SUBCHAPTER D ECONOMIC REGULATION

• Texas Section 643.106 - Insurance For Employees
  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of any law or regulation, a motor carrier that is required to register under Subchapter B and whose primary business is...
• Texas Section 643.151 - Prohibition
  Except as provided by this subchapter, the department may not regulate the prices, routes, or services provided by a motor carrier. Added by Acts 1997,...
• Texas Section 643.152 - Voluntary Standards
  The department may establish voluntary standards for uniform cargo liability, uniform bills of lading or receipts for cargo being transported, and uniform cargo credit. A...
• Texas Section 643.153 - Motor Carrier Transporting Household Goods
  (a) The department shall adopt rules to protect a consumer using the service of a motor carrier who is transporting household goods for compensation. (b)...
• Texas Section 643.154 - Antitrust Exemption
  (a) Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code, does not apply to a discussion or agreement between a motor carrier that is required to register under...
• Texas Section 643.155 - Rules Advisory Committee
  (a) The department shall appoint a rules advisory committee consisting of representatives of motor carriers transporting household goods using small, medium, and large equipment, the...

SUBCHAPTER F ENFORCEMENT

• Texas Section 643.156 - Regulation Of Advertising
  (a) The department may not by rule restrict competitive bidding or advertising by a motor carrier except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices. (b)...
• Texas Section 643.251 - Administrative Penalty
  (a) The department may impose an administrative penalty against a motor carrier required to register under Subchapter B that violates this chapter or a rule...
• Texas Section 643.252 - Administrative Sanctions
  (a) The department may suspend, revoke, or deny a registration issued under this chapter or place on probation a motor carrier whose registration is suspended...
• Texas Section 643.2525 - Administrative Hearing Process
  (a) If the department determines that a violation has occurred for which an enforcement action is being taken under Section 643.251 or 643.252, the department...
• Texas Section 643.2526 - Appeal Of Denial Of Registration, Renewal, Or Reinstatement
  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a denial of an application for registration, renewal of registration, or reinstatement of registration under this chapter is not required...
• Texas Section 643.253 - Offenses And Penalties
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person fails to: (1) register as required by Subchapter B; (2) maintain insurance or evidence of financial...
• Texas Section 643.254 - Inspection Of Documents
  (a) To investigate an alleged violation of this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter, an officer or employee of the department...
• Texas Section 643.255 - Injunctive Relief
  (a) The attorney general, at the request of the department, may petition a district court for appropriate injunctive relief to prevent or abate a violation...
• Texas Section 643.256 - Cease And Desist Order
  The department may issue a cease and desist order if the department determines that the action is necessary to: (1) prevent a violation of this...

Last modified: September 28, 2016