Texas Transportation Code 721.005 – Exemption From Inscription Requirement for Certain Municipal and County-Owned Motor Vehicles
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Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2025
(a) The governing body of a municipality may exempt from the requirements of § 721.004:
(1) an automobile when used to perform an official duty by a:
(A) police department;
(B) magistrate as defined by Article 2.09, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(C) medical examiner;
(D) municipal code enforcement officer designated to enforce environmental criminal laws; or
(E) municipal fire marshal or arson investigator; or
(2) an automobile used by a municipal employee only when conducting an investigation involving suspected fraud or other mismanagement within the municipality.
Text of subsection effective on January 01, 2025
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 721.005
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(a) The governing body of a municipality may exempt from the requirements of § 721.004:
(1) an automobile when used to perform an official duty by a:
(A) police department;
(B) magistrate as defined by Article 2A.151, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(C) medical examiner;
(D) municipal code enforcement officer designated to enforce environmental criminal laws; or
(E) municipal fire marshal or arson investigator; or
(2) an automobile used by a municipal employee only when conducting an investigation involving suspected fraud or other mismanagement within the municipality.
Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2025
(b) The commissioners court of a county may exempt from the requirements of § 721.004:
(1) an automobile when used to perform an official duty by a:
(A) police department;
(B) sheriff’s office;
(C) constable’s office;
(D) criminal district attorney’s office;
(E) district attorney’s office;
(F) county attorney’s office;
(G) magistrate as defined by Article 2.09, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(H) county fire marshal’s office; or
(I) medical examiner; or
(2) a juvenile probation department vehicle used to transport children, when used to perform an official duty.
Text of subsection effective on January 01, 2025
(b) The commissioners court of a county may exempt from the requirements of § 721.004:
(1) an automobile when used to perform an official duty by a:
(A) police department;
(B) sheriff’s office;
(C) constable’s office;
(D) criminal district attorney’s office;
(E) district attorney’s office;
(F) county attorney’s office;
(G) magistrate as defined by Article 2A.151, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(H) county fire marshal’s office; or
(I) medical examiner; or
(2) a juvenile probation department vehicle used to transport children, when used to perform an official duty.
(c) An exemption provided under this section does not apply to a contract deputy.