{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-643.061","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 643.061","heading":"OPTIONAL REGISTRATION PERIODS.","body":"(a) The department may vary the registration period under this subchapter by adopting rules that provide for:\n(1) an optional two-year registration; and\n(2) an optional temporary registration that is valid for less than one year.\n(b) A motor carrier applying for registration under this section must pay:\n(1) a $20 fee for each vehicle registered under Subsection (a)(1);\n(2) a $10 fee for each vehicle registered under Subsection (a)(2); and\n(3) application and insurance filing fees the department by rule adopts in an amount not to exceed $100 each.\n(c) The department shall issue to a motor carrier registering under this section:\n(1) a motor carrier's certificate, in the manner provided by Section 643.054; and\n(2) a cab card or the equivalent of a cab card, in the manner provided by Section 643.059.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 30, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1034, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 3.11, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 643. MOTOR CARRIER REGISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER B. REGISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.643.htm#643.061","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"631bc7c6fba26313feeac23e37a1ccc209c34f5772dfcf5c143bbd67bb1207db","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-643.060","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-643.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}