{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-623.019","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 623.019","heading":"VIOLATIONS OF SUBCHAPTER; OFFENSES.","body":"(a) A person who holds a permit issued under Section 623.011 commits an offense if:\n(1) the person:\n(A) operates or directs the operation of the vehicle for which the permit was issued on a public highway or road; and\n(B) is criminally negligent with regard to the operation of the vehicle at a weight heavier than the weight limit authorized by Section 623.011; or\n(2) the person operates or directs the operation of the vehicle for which the permit was issued:\n(A) in a county not designated in the person's application under Section 623.0111; and\n(B) at a weight heavier than a weight limit established under:\n(i) Subchapter E, Chapter 251;\n(ii) Chapter 621 or 622; or\n(iii) this chapter.\n(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), an offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $250.\n(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor and, except as provided by Subsection (d), is punishable by a fine according to the following schedules if the offense involves a vehicle:\n(1) having a single axle weight or tandem axle weight that is heavier than the vehicle's allowable weight:\n(2) having a gross weight that is heavier than the vehicle's allowable gross weight:\n(d) On conviction of a third offense under Subsection (a), before the first anniversary of the date of a previous conviction under that subsection, the defendant shall be punished by a fine in an amount not to exceed twice the maximum amount specified by Subsection (c).\n(e) A governmental entity collecting a fine under Subsection (c) shall send an amount equal to 50 percent of the fine to the comptroller.\n(f) A justice or municipal court has jurisdiction of an offense under this section.\n(g) A justice or judge who renders a conviction under this section shall report the conviction to the Department of Public Safety. The Department of Public Safety shall keep a record of each conviction reported under this subsection.\n(h) A fine may not be imposed under this section that exceeds the minimum dollar amount that may be imposed unless the vehicle's weight was determined by a portable or stationary scale furnished or approved by the Department of Public Safety.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.139(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 111, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 108 (S.B. 1524), Sec. 6, 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#623.019","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"b01d854b4c70d536f557d53ffaaddb2f11caf1209281e404f55c6f3e659952de","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-623.0181","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-623.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}