{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-622.952","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 622.952","heading":"EMERGENCY VEHICLE.","body":"(a) The weight limitations of Section 621.101 do not apply to an emergency vehicle.\n(b) The weight of an emergency vehicle may not exceed the greater of:\n(1) the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight capacity or axle design rating; or\n(2) including all enforcement tolerances, a:\n(A) gross weight of 86,000 pounds;\n(B) single steering axle weight of 24,000 pounds;\n(C) single drive axle weight of 33,500 pounds;\n(D) tandem axle weight of 62,000 pounds; or\n(E) tandem rear drive steer axle weight of 52,000 pounds.\n(c) In this section, \"emergency vehicle\" means a vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions:\n(1) to transport personnel and equipment; and\n(2) to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 411 (S.B. 1815), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE E. VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT","CHAPTER 622. SPECIAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS FOR OVERSIZE OR OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS WEIGHT EXCEPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.622.htm#622.952","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"249869852fda4308370bc30d2c532634a1dea5247e1c16294340907930a57d00","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-622.903","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-622.953"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}