Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 623.075 - Additional Requirements for Issuance of Permit(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may issue a permit under this subchapter only to an applicant registered under Chapter 643.(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a permit for:(1) the driving or transporting of farm equipment that is being used for an agricultural purpose and is driven or transported by or under the authority of the owner of the equipment; or(2) a vehicle or equipment that is not subject to Chapter 643.(c) Before the department issues a permit under this subchapter for a vehicle or equipment described by Subsection (b)(2), the applicant shall file with the department a bond in an amount set by the Texas Department of Transportation, payable to the Texas Department of Transportation, and conditioned that the applicant will pay to the Texas Department of Transportation any damage that might be sustained to the highway because of the operation of the vehicle or equipment for which a permit is issued. Venue of a suit for recovery on the bond is in Travis County.Tex. Transp. Code § 623.075
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 1814), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 76, eff. September 1, 2011 Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.141(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.