Sec. 721.005. EXEMPTION FROM INSCRIPTION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY-OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES.
(a) The governing body of a municipality may exempt from the requirements of Section 721.004:
(1) an automobile when used to perform an official duty by a:
(A) police department;
(B) magistrate as defined by Article 2.09, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(C) medical examiner;
(D) municipal code enforcement officer designated to enforce environmental criminal laws; or
(E) municipal fire marshal or arson investigator; or
(2) an automobile used by a municipal employee only when conducting an investigation involving suspected fraud or other mismanagement within the municipality.
(b) The commissioners court of a county may exempt from the requirements of Section 721.004:
(1) an automobile when used to perform an official duty by a:
(A) police department;
(B) sheriff's office;
(C) constable's office;
(D) criminal district attorney's office;
(E) district attorney's office;
(F) county attorney's office;
(G) magistrate as defined by Article 2.09, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(H) county fire marshal's office; or
(I) medical examiner; or
(2) a juvenile probation department vehicle used to transport children, when used to perform an official duty.
(c) An exemption provided under this section does not apply to a contract deputy.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 355, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 46, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.38, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 66, Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 140, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 45 (S.B. 526), Sec. 1, eff. May 8, 2007.
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