Tex. Transp. Code § 623.104

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 623.104 - Civil and Criminal Penalties

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor, except as provided by Subsection (d).

(b) A person convicted of an offense under Subsection (a) may also be assessed a civil penalty of not less than $200 or more than $500 for failure to:

(1) obtain a permit;

(2) have a required rotating amber beacon on the manufactured house or towing vehicle;

(3) provide a required escort flag vehicle; or

(4) have the required insurance.

(c) The civil penalty:

(1) may be awarded by a court having jurisdiction over a Class C misdemeanor; and

(2) shall be paid to the county in which the person was convicted.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), if the offense involves the movement of a manufactured house over a highway, road, or street in this state without a permit issued by the department, the offense is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $1,000.

(e) If it is shown on the trial of an offense punishable under Subsection (d) that the defendant has previously been punished under Subsection (d):

(1) one time, the offense is punishable by a fine of $2,000; or

(2) two or more times, the offense is punishable by a fine of $4,000.

Tex. Transp. Code § 623.104

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 338, Sec. 48, eff. June 18, 2003

Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 988, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.