(a) A motor carrier required to register under this subchapter shall supplement the carrier’s application for registration before:
(1) the carrier transports a hazardous material or household goods if the carrier has not provided notice of the transportation to the department in the carrier’s initial or a supplemental application for registration;
(2) the carrier operates a vehicle requiring registration that is not described on the carrier’s initial or a supplemental application for registration; or
(3) the carrier changes the carrier’s principal business address, legal agent, ownership, consortium, as defined by 49 C.F.R. part 382, or name.
(b) The department shall prescribe the form of a supplemental application for registration under Subsection (a).

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Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 643.056

  • 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

(c) The department may deny a supplement to a motor carrier’s application for registration if the motor carrier is owned, operated, managed, or otherwise controlled by or affiliated with a person, including a family member, corporate officer, entity, or shareholder, that has unpaid administrative penalties assessed under this chapter or Subtitle E.