Texas Transportation Code 502.092 – Nonresident-Owned Vehicles Used to Transport Farm Products
(a) The department may issue to a nonresident owner a permit for a truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or semitrailer that:
(1) is registered in the owner’s home state or country; and
(2) will be used to transport:
(A) farm products produced in this state from the place of production to a place of market or storage or a railhead that is not more than 75 miles from the place of production;
(B) machinery used to harvest farm products produced in this state; or
(C) farm products produced outside this state from the point of entry into this state to a place of market, storage, or processing or a railhead or seaport that is not more than 80 miles from the point of entry.
(b) The department shall issue a receipt for a permit issued under this section in a manner provided by the department. The permit receipt must contain the information required by this section and be carried in the vehicle for which it is issued at all times during which it is valid. A permit issued under this section is valid until the earlier of:
(1) the date the vehicle’s registration in the owner’s home state or country expires; or
(2) the 30th day after the date the permit is issued.
Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2025
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 502.092
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A person may obtain a permit under this section by:
(1) applying to the department in a manner prescribed by the department;
(2) paying a fee equal to 1/12 the registration fee prescribed by this chapter for the vehicle;
(3) furnishing satisfactory evidence that the motor vehicle is insured under an insurance policy that complies with § 601.072 and that is written by:
(A) an insurance company or surety company authorized to write motor vehicle liability insurance in this state; or
(B) with the department’s approval, a surplus lines insurer that meets the requirements of Chapter 981, Insurance Code, and rules adopted by the commissioner of insurance under that chapter, if the applicant is unable to obtain insurance from an insurer described by Paragraph (A); and
(4) furnishing evidence that the vehicle has been inspected as required under Chapter 548.
Text of subsection effective on January 01, 2025
(c) A person may obtain a permit under this section by:
(1) applying to the department in a manner prescribed by the department;
(2) paying a fee equal to 1/12 the registration fee prescribed by this chapter for the vehicle;
(3) furnishing satisfactory evidence that the motor vehicle is insured under an insurance policy that complies with § 601.072 and that is written by:
(A) an insurance company or surety company authorized to write motor vehicle liability insurance in this state; or
(B) with the department’s approval, a surplus lines insurer that meets the requirements of Chapter 981, Insurance Code, and rules adopted by the commissioner of insurance under that chapter, if the applicant is unable to obtain insurance from an insurer described by Paragraph (A); and
(4) furnishing evidence that the vehicle has been inspected if required under Chapter 548.
(d) A nonresident owner may not obtain more than three permits under this section during a registration year.
(e) A vehicle for which a permit is issued under this section may not be operated in this state after the permit expires unless the owner:
(1) obtains another temporary permit; or
(2) registers the vehicle under § 502.253, 502.254, 502.255, or 502.256, as appropriate, for the remainder of the registration year.
(f) A vehicle for which a permit is issued under this section may not be registered under § 502.433.
(g) A mileage referred to in this section is a state highway mileage.
Without reference to the amendment of this section, this section was repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 668 (H.B. 718), Sec. 32(1), eff. July 1, 2025.
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