CHAPTER 645. SINGLE STATE REGISTRATION - Texas Statutes

TRANSPORTATION CODE

TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

SUBTITLE F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES

CHAPTER 645. SINGLE STATE REGISTRATION

Sec. 645.001. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER REGISTRATION. The Texas

Department of Motor Vehicles may, to the fullest extent

practicable, participate in a federal motor carrier registration

program under the unified carrier registration system as defined

by Section 643.001 or a single state registration system

established under federal law.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.152(a), eff.

Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1396, Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

933, Sec. 2M.01, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 645.002. FEES. (a) The department may charge a motor

carrier holding a permit issued under Subtitle IV, Title 49,

United States Code, a fee for filing proof of insurance

consistent with 49 U.S.C. Section 14504 not to exceed the maximum

fee established under federal law.

(b) The department may adopt rules regarding the method of

payment of a fee under this chapter. The rules may:

(1) authorize the use of an escrow account described by

Subsection (c), an electronic funds transfer, or a valid credit

card issued by a financial institution chartered by a state or

the United States or by a nationally recognized credit

organization approved by the department; and

(2) require the payment of a discount or service charge for a

credit card payment in addition to the fee.

(c) The department may establish one or more escrow accounts in

the state highway fund for the prepayment of a fee under this

chapter. A prepaid fee or any fee established by the department

for the administration of this section shall be:

(1) administered under an agreement approved by the department;

and

(2) deposited to the credit of the state highway fund to be

appropriated only to the department for the purposes of

administering this chapter.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.152(a), eff.

Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec.

17.33(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 645.003. ENFORCEMENT RULES. The department shall adopt

rules that are consistent with federal law providing for

administrative penalties and sanctions for a failure to register

as required by the unified carrier registration system or single

state registration system or for a violation of this chapter or a

rule adopted under this chapter in the same manner as Subchapter

F, Chapter 643.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.152(a), eff.

Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1396, Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2007.

Sec. 645.004. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an

offense if the person:

(1) violates a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(2) fails to register a vehicle required to be registered under

this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) Each day a violation of a rule occurs is a separate offense

under this section.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.152(a), eff.

Sept. 1, 1997.