Sec. 621.404. UNLOADING VEHICLE IF AXLE WEIGHT EXCEEDED. (a) If the axle weight of a motor vehicle weighed under Section 621.402 is heavier than the maximum axle weight authorized by law for the vehicle plus a tolerance allowance equal to five percent of that maximum weight, the weight enforcement officer shall require the operator or owner of the vehicle to rearrange the vehicle's cargo, if possible, to bring the vehicle's axles within the maximum axle weight allowed by law for that vehicle. If the requirement cannot be satisfied by rearrangement of cargo, a part of the vehicle's load shall be unloaded to decrease the axle weight to a weight that is not heavier than the maximum axle weight allowed by law for the vehicle plus the applicable tolerance allowance.
(b) The vehicle may not be operated further over the public highways or roads of the state until the axle weight of the vehicle has been reduced as required by Subsection (a).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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