Texas Transportation Code Title 7, Chapter 644 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 644.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Commercial motor vehicle" means: (A) a commercial motor vehicle as defined by 49 C.F.R. Section 390.5, if operated interstate; or (B)...
• Texas Section 644.002 - Conflicts Of Law
  (a) A federal motor carrier safety regulation prevails over a conflicting provision of this title applicable to a commercial vehicle operated in interstate commerce. A...
• Texas Section 644.003 - Rules
  The department may adopt rules to administer this chapter. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.151(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
• Texas Section 644.004 - Applicability To Foreign Commercial Motor Vehicles
  Except as otherwise provided by law, this chapter also applies to a foreign commercial motor vehicle, as defined by Section 648.001. Added by Acts 1999,...

SUBCHAPTER B ADOPTION OF RULES

• Texas Section 644.005 - Department Database
  The department shall develop and maintain a database on roadside vehicle inspection reports for defects on any intermodal equipment. The database shall include all citations...
• Texas Section 644.051 - Authority To Adopt Rules
  (a) The director shall, after notice and a public hearing, adopt rules regulating: (1) the safe transportation of hazardous materials; and (2) the safe operation...
• Texas Section 644.052 - Applicability Of Rules
  (a) Notwithstanding an exemption provided in the federal safety regulations, other than an exemption relating to intracity or commercial zone operations provided in 49 C.F.R....
• Texas Section 644.053 - Limitations Of Rules
  (a) A rule adopted under this chapter may not: (1) prevent an intrastate operator from operating a vehicle up to 12 hours following eight consecutive...

SUBCHAPTER C ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT

• Texas Section 644.054 - Regulation Of Contract Carriers Of Certain Passengers
  (a) This section applies only to a contract carrier that transports an operating employee of a railroad on a road or highway of this state...
• Texas Section 644.101 - Certification Of Certain Peace Officers
  (a) The department shall establish procedures, including training, for the certification of municipal police officers, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs to enforce this chapter. (b) A...
• Texas Section 644.102 - Municipal And County Enforcement Requirements
  (a) The department by rule shall establish uniform standards for municipal or county enforcement of this chapter. (b) A municipality or county that engages in...
• Texas Section 644.103 - Detention Of Vehicles
  (a) An officer of the department may stop, enter, or detain on a highway or at a port of entry a motor vehicle that is...

SUBCHAPTER D OFFENSES, PENALTIES, AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT

• Texas Section 644.104 - Inspection Of Premises
  (a) An officer or employee of the department who has been certified for the purpose by the director may enter a motor carrier's premises to:...
• Texas Section 644.151 - Criminal Offense
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) violates a rule adopted under this chapter; or (2) does not permit an inspection authorized...
• Texas Section 644.152 - Civil Penalty
  (a) A person who does not permit an inspection authorized by Section 644.104 is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount...
• Texas Section 644.153 - Administrative Penalty
  (a) The department may impose an administrative penalty against a person who violates: (1) a rule adopted under this chapter; or (2) a provision of...
• Texas Section 644.154 - Suit For Injunction
  (a) The attorney general shall sue to enjoin a violation or a threatened violation of a rule adopted under this chapter on request of the...

SUBCHAPTER E ROUTING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

• Texas Section 644.155 - Compliance Review And Safety Audit Program
  The department shall implement and enforce a compliance review and safety audit program similar to the federal program established under 49 C.F.R. Part 385 for...
• Texas Section 644.201 - Adoption Of Rules
  (a) The Texas Transportation Commission shall adopt rules under this subchapter consistent with 49 C.F.R. Part 397 for the routing of nonradioactive hazardous materials. (b)...
• Texas Section 644.202 - Designation Of Route
  (a) A political subdivision of this state or a state agency may designate a route for the transportation of nonradioactive hazardous materials over a public...

SUBCHAPTER F REPORT ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING

• Texas Section 644.203 - Signs
  (a) The Texas Department of Transportation shall provide signs for a designated route under Section 644.202(c) over a road or highway that is not part...
• Texas Section 644.251 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Employee" has the meaning assigned by 49 C.F.R. Section 40.3. (2) "Valid positive result" means: (A) an alcohol concentration of 0.04...
• Texas Section 644.252 - Report Of Refusal And Certain Results
  (a) An employer required to conduct alcohol and drug testing of an employee who holds a commercial driver's license under Chapter 522 under federal safety...

Last modified: September 28, 2016