{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-623.018","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 623.018","heading":"COUNTY PERMIT.","body":"(a) The commissioners court of a county, through the county judge, may issue a permit for:\n(1) the transportation over highways of that county, other than state highways and public roads in the territory of a municipality, of an overweight, oversize, or overlength commodity that cannot be reasonably dismantled; or\n(2) the operation over a highway of that county other than a state highway or public road in the territory of a municipality of:\n(A) superheavy or oversize equipment for the transportation of an overweight, oversize, or overlength commodity that cannot be reasonably dismantled; or\n(B) vehicles or combinations of vehicles that exceed the weights authorized under Subchapter B, Chapter 621, or Section 621.301.\n(b) A permit under Subsection (a) may not be issued for longer than 90 days.\n(c) The commissioners court of a county, through the county judge, may issue an annual permit to a dealer in implements of husbandry to allow the dealer to use vehicles that exceed the width limitations provided by this chapter to transport an implement on a highway. The county judge may exercise authority under this subsection independently of the commissioners court until the commissioners court takes action on the request.\n(d) If a vehicle is being operated in compliance with a permit issued under Section 623.011 or 623.402, a commissioners court may not:\n(1) issue a permit under this section or charge an additional fee for or otherwise regulate or restrict the operation of the vehicle because of weight; or\n(2) require the owner or operator to:\n(A) execute or comply with a road use agreement or indemnity agreement;\n(B) make a filing or application; or\n(C) provide a bond or letter of credit, other than the bond or letter of credit prescribed by Section 623.012 for a vehicle issued a permit under Section 623.011.\n(e) The commissioners court may require a bond to be executed by an applicant in an amount sufficient to guarantee the payment of any damage to a road or bridge sustained as a consequence of the transportation authorized by the permit.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 108 (S.B. 1524), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2018.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE E. VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT","CHAPTER 623. PERMITS FOR OVERSIZE OR OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL PERMITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.623.htm#623.018","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"a94d4e726b87f78e5f74032a4d7340f1ba9fab4c45209a2999f02c13827f424c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-623.0172","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-623.0181"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}