Texas Transportation Code

§ 621.504 — BRIDGE OR UNDERPASS CLEARANCE; OFFENSE

TN § 621.504Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part E. VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT · Ch. 621. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT · Art. G. OFFENSES AND PENALTIES

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person operates or attempts to operate a vehicle over or on a bridge or through an underpass or similar structure unless the height of the vehicle, including load, is less than the vertical clearance of the structure as shown by the records of the Texas Department of Transportation.

(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c)If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the person was not in compliance with all applicable license and permit requirements for the operation of the vehicle, an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by:

(1)a fine not to exceed $500;

(2)confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed 30 days; or

(3)both the fine and the confinement.

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 64, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 166 (H.B. 799), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.