{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-644.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 644.052","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF RULES.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding an exemption provided in the federal safety regulations, other than an exemption relating to intracity or commercial zone operations provided in 49 C.F.R. Part 395, a rule adopted by the director under this chapter applies uniformly throughout this state.\n(b) A rule adopted under this chapter applies to a vehicle that requires a hazardous material placard.\n(c) A rule adopted under this chapter may not apply to a vehicle that is operated intrastate and that is:\n(1) a machine generally consisting of a mast, engine, draw works, and chassis permanently constructed or assembled to be used and used in oil or water well servicing or drilling;\n(2) a mobile crane that is an unladen, self-propelled vehicle constructed as a machine to raise, shift, or lower weight; or\n(3) a vehicle transporting seed cotton.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.151(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 247 (H.B. 749), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 644. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS","SUBCHAPTER B. ADOPTION OF RULES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.644.htm#644.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"22135ca0334da2967dbe485e49ae1fc387ac05a2a6c1af1486d27b1c9a43b1f9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-644.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-644.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}