Texas Transportation Code

§ 644.151 — CRIMINAL OFFENSE

TN § 644.151Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES · Ch. 644. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS · Art. D. OFFENSES, PENALTIES, AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)violates a rule adopted under this chapter;

(2)does not permit an inspection authorized under Section 644.104; or

(3)knowingly operates a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order issued under 49 C.F.R. Section 385.13(d)(1) or owns, leases, or assigns a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle that is knowingly operated in violation of an out-of-service order issued under 49 C.F.R. Section 385.13(d)(1).

(b)An offense under Subsection (a)(1) or (2) is a Class C misdemeanor. (b-1) An offense under Subsection (a)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is:

(1)a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that at the time of the offense the commercial motor vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle collision that resulted in bodily injury; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2018. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 96, eff. September 1, 2023.