Texas Transportation Code 643.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 643.001
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
In this chapter:
(1) “Department” means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
(2) “Director” means:
(A) the executive director of the department; or
(B) an employee of the department who:
(i) is a division or special office director or holds a higher rank; and
(ii) is designated by the director.
(3) “Hazardous material” has the meaning assigned by 49 U.S.C. § 5102.
(4) “Household goods” has the meaning assigned by 49 U.S.C. § 13102.
(5) “Insurer” means a person, including a surety, authorized in this state to write lines of insurance coverage required by this chapter.
(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.
(7) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046, Sec. 5.01(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.
(7-a) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2018.
(8) “Vehicle requiring registration” means a vehicle described by § 643.051.