{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-643.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 643.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Department\" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.\n(2) \"Director\" means:\n(A) the executive director of the department; or\n(B) an employee of the department who:\n(i) is a division or special office director or holds a higher rank; and\n(ii) is designated by the director.\n(3) \"Hazardous material\" has the meaning assigned by 49 U.S.C. Section 5102.\n(4) \"Household goods\" has the meaning assigned by 49 U.S.C. Section 13102.\n(5) \"Insurer\" means a person, including a surety, authorized in this state to write lines of insurance coverage required by this chapter.\n(6) \"Motor carrier\" means an individual, association, corporation, or other legal entity that controls, operates, or directs the operation of one or more vehicles that transport persons or cargo over a road or highway in this state.\n(7) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046, Sec. 5.01(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.\n(7-a) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2018.\n(8) \"Vehicle requiring registration\" means a vehicle described by Section 643.051.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.150(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 5.01(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1396 (H.B. 2093), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 2L.01, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2018.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 643. MOTOR CARRIER REGISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.643.htm#643.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"ef7b77813fb36c5315920d16f47c5682596c516e24c911604bffc380d92d1091","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-642.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-643.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}