Sec. 643.002. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to:
(1) motor carrier operations exempt from registration by the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. Section 14504a) or a motor vehicle registered under the single state registration system established under 49 U.S.C. Section 14504(c) when operating exclusively in interstate or international commerce;
(2) a motor vehicle registered as a cotton vehicle under Section 504.505;
(3) a motor vehicle the department by rule exempts because the vehicle is subject to comparable registration and a comparable safety program administered by another governmental entity;
(4) a motor vehicle used to transport passengers operated by an entity whose primary function is not the transportation of passengers, such as a vehicle operated by a hotel, day-care center, public or private school, nursing home, or similar organization;
(5) a vehicle operating under:
(A) Section 14.071, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
(B) Section 16.10, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
(C) Section 19.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code; or
(D) Section 20.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
(6) a vehicle operated by a governmental entity; or
(7) a tow truck, as defined by Section 2308.002, Occupations Code.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.150(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.10(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 3.06, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1396 (H.B. 2093), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 21.002(16), eff. September 1, 2021.
Notes of Decisions
City of Houston v. Hotels.com, L.P., 357 S.W.3d 706 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011).
“002 (4) (West 2011) (providing that a "vehicle operated by a hotel” is exempt from motor-carrier registration requirements); Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Thesaurus, 374 (1988) (identifying the "meaning core” of the word hotel as "an establishment for the lodging and…”
Sunset Transp., Inc. v. Tex. Dep't of Transp., 557 S.W.3d 50 (Tex. App.—Austin 2017).
· cites it 3× “Laws 4792 , 4796 (codified at Tex. Transp. Code § 643.002(1) ). As previously explained, the federal statute establishing the Single State Registration system, Section 14504 of Title 49, United States Code, was repealed to make way for the Unified Carrier Registration System.”
City of Houston v. Hotels.com, No. 14-10-00349-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 25, 2011).
“002(4) (West 2011) (providing that a ―vehicle operated by a hotel‖ is exempt from motor-carrier registration requirements); MERRIAM WEBSTER‘S COLLEGIATE THESAURUS, 374 (1988) (identifying the ―meaning core‖ of the word hotel as ―an establishment for the lodging and entertainment…”
Tex. Transp. Code § 643.002(1): 1 case
Sunset Transp., Inc. v. Tex. Dep't of Transp., 557 S.W.3d 50 (Tex. App.—Austin 2017).
“Laws 4792 , 4796 (codified at Tex. Transp. Code § 643.002(1) ). As previously explained, the federal statute establishing the Single State Registration system, Section 14504 of Title 49, United States Code, was repealed to make way for the Unified Carrier Registration System.”
Tex. Transp. Code § 643.002(4): 1 case
City of Houston v. Hotels.com, No. 14-10-00349-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 25, 2011).
“002(4) (West 2011) (providing that a ―vehicle operated by a hotel‖ is exempt from motor-carrier registration requirements); MERRIAM WEBSTER‘S COLLEGIATE THESAURUS, 374 (1988) (identifying the ―meaning core‖ of the word hotel as ―an establishment for the lodging and entertainment…”
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