Sec. 621.002. VEHICLE REGISTRATION RECEIPT FOR CERTAIN HEAVY VEHICLES. (a) A copy of the registration receipt issued under Section 502.057 for a commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer, or semitrailer shall be:
(1) carried on the vehicle when the vehicle is on a public highway; and
(2) presented to an officer authorized to enforce this chapter on request of the officer.
(b) A copy of the registration receipt is:
(1) admissible in evidence in any cause in which the gross registered weight of the vehicle is an issue; and
(2) prima facie evidence of the gross weight for which the vehicle is registered.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 20.022, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 98, eff. September 1, 2013.