Sec. 623.142. PERMIT TO MOVE OIL WELL SERVICING OR DRILLING MACHINERY. (a) The department may, on application, issue a permit for the movement over a road or highway under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Transportation of a vehicle that:
(1) is a piece of fixed-load mobile machinery or equipment used to service, clean out, or drill an oil well; and
(2) cannot comply with the restrictions set out in Subchapter C of Chapter 621 and Section 621.101.
(b) The department may not issue a permit under this section unless the vehicle may be moved without material damage to the highway or serious inconvenience to highway traffic.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 85, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight
Chapter 623 - Permits for Oversize or Overweight Vehicles
Subchapter G. Oil Well Servicing and Drilling Machinery
Section 623.141. Optional Procedure
Section 623.142. Permit to Move Oil Well Servicing or Drilling Machinery
Section 623.143. Designated Route in Municipality
Section 623.144. Registration of Vehicle
Section 623.145. Rules; Forms and Procedures; Fees
Section 623.146. Violation of Rule
Section 623.147. Deposit of Fee in State Highway Fund and in Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund