Sec. 621.401. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "weight enforcement officer" means:
(1) a license and weight inspector of the Department of Public Safety;
(2) a highway patrol officer;
(3) a sheriff or sheriff's deputy;
(4) a municipal police officer in a municipality with a population of:
(A) 100,000 or more; or
(B) 74,000 or more in a county with a population of more than 1.5 million;
(5) a police officer certified under Section 644.101; or
(6) a constable or deputy constable designated under Section 621.4015.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1523, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 931 (H.B. 602), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight
Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight
Section 621.4015. Designation by Commissioners Court
Section 621.402. Weighing Loaded Vehicle
Section 621.403. Unloading Vehicle if Gross Weight Exceeded
Section 621.404. Unloading Vehicle if Axle Weight Exceeded
Section 621.405. Unloading Exceptions
Section 621.406. Additional Gross Weight Registration
Section 621.407. Forms; Accounting Procedures
Section 621.408. Powers of Weight Enforcement Officers
Section 621.410. Weight Record
Section 621.411. Joint Operation of Certain Fixed-Site Facilities