Texas Tax Code

§ 162.403 — CRIMINAL OFFENSES

TX § 162.403Title 2. STATE TAXATION · Part E. SALES, EXCISE, AND USE TAXES · Ch. 162. MOTOR FUEL TAXES · Art. E. PENALTIES AND OFFENSES

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Except as provided by Section 162.404, a person commits an offense if the person:

(1)refuses to stop and permit the inspection and examination of a motor vehicle transporting or using motor fuel on the demand of a peace officer or the comptroller;

(2)is required to hold a valid trip permit or interstate trucker's license, but operates a motor vehicle in this state without a valid trip permit or interstate trucker's license;

(3)transports gasoline or diesel fuel in any cargo tank that has a connection by pipe, tube, valve, or otherwise with the fuel injector or carburetor or with the fuel supply tank feeding the fuel injector or carburetor of the motor vehicle transporting the product;

(4)sells or delivers gasoline or diesel fuel from a fuel supply tank that is connected with the fuel injector or carburetor of a motor vehicle;

(5)owns or operates a motor vehicle for which reports or mileage records are required by this chapter without an operating odometer or other device in good working condition to record accurately the miles traveled;

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1227 (S.B. 1495), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 990 (H.B. 2148), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1255 (H.B. 1905), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2020.