Texas Transportation Code

§ 648.101 — REGISTRATION EXEMPTION IN BORDER COMMERCIAL ZONE

TN § 648.101Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES · Ch. 648. FOREIGN COMMERCIAL MOTOR TRANSPORTATION · Art. C. REGULATION OF OPERATION OF FOREIGN COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES

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(a)A foreign commercial motor vehicle is exempt from Chapter 502 and any other law of this state requiring the vehicle to be registered in this state, including a law providing for a temporary registration permit, if:

(1)the vehicle is engaged solely in transportation of cargo across the border into or from a border commercial zone;

(2)for each load of cargo transported the vehicle remains in this state:

(A)not more than 24 hours; or

(B)not more than 48 hours, if:

(i)the vehicle is unable to leave this state within 24 hours because of circumstances beyond the control of the motor carrier operating the vehicle; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 72 (H.B. 313), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 39 (H.B. 782), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.