2005 Texas Transportation Code CHAPTER 645. SINGLE STATE REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION CODE

CHAPTER 645. SINGLE STATE REGISTRATION


	§ 645.001. SINGLE STATE REGISTRATION.  The Texas 
Department of Transportation shall, to the fullest extent 
practicable, participate in the single state registration system 
established under 49 U.S.C. Section 14504.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.152(a), eff. Sept. 
1, 1997. 


	§ 645.002. FEES.  (a) The department may charge a motor 
carrier holding a permit issued under Subtitle IV, Title 49, United 
States Code, a fee for filing proof of insurance consistent with 49 
U.S.C. Section 14504 not to exceed the maximum fee established 
under federal law.
	(b)  The department may adopt rules regarding the method of 
payment of a fee under this chapter.  The rules may:
		(1)  authorize the use of an escrow account described 
by Subsection (c), an electronic funds transfer, or a valid credit 
card issued by a financial institution chartered by a state or the 
United States or by a nationally recognized credit organization 
approved by the department;  and
		(2)  require the payment of a discount or service 
charge for a credit card payment in addition to the fee.
	(c)  The department may establish one or more escrow accounts 
in the state highway fund for the prepayment of a fee under this 
chapter.  A prepaid fee or any fee established by the department for 
the administration of this section shall be:
		(1)  administered under an agreement approved by the 
department;  and       
		(2)  deposited to the credit of the state highway fund 
to be appropriated only to the department for the purposes of 
administering this chapter.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.152(a), eff. Sept. 
1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, § 17.33(a), 
eff. Sept. 1, 1999.


	§ 645.003. ENFORCEMENT RULES.  The department shall adopt 
rules that are consistent with federal law providing for:
		(1)  administrative penalties in the same manner as 
Section 643.251;  and   
		(2)  suspension and revocation of registration in the 
same manner as Section 643.252.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.152(a), eff. Sept. 
1, 1997. 


	§ 645.004. CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  (a) A person commits an 
offense if the person:
		(1)  violates a rule adopted under this chapter;  or                          
		(2)  fails to register a vehicle required to be 
registered under this chapter.
	(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.                   
	(c)  Each day a violation of a rule occurs is a separate 
offense under this section.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.152(a), eff. Sept. 
1, 1997.