Texas Transportation Code

§ 623.142 — PERMIT TO MOVE OIL WELL SERVICING OR DRILLING MACHINERY

TN § 623.142Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part E. VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT · Ch. 623. PERMITS FOR OVERSIZE OR OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES · Art. G. OIL WELL SERVICING AND DRILLING MACHINERY

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(a)The department may, on application, issue a permit for the movement over a road or highway under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Transportation of a vehicle that:

(1)is a piece of fixed-load mobile machinery or equipment used to service, clean out, or drill an oil well; and

(2)cannot comply with the restrictions set out in Subchapter C of Chapter 621 and Section 621.101.

(b)The department may not issue a permit under this section unless the vehicle may be moved without material damage to the highway or serious inconvenience to highway traffic. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 85, eff. September 1, 2011.