Texas § TN.721.005 - EXEMPTION FROM INSCRIPTION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY-OWNED MOT
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§ TN.721.005. EXEMPTION FROM INSCRIPTION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY-OWNED MOT
EXEMPTION FROM INSCRIPTION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY-OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) The governing body of a municipality may exempt from the requirements of Section 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. (b) The commissioners court of a county may exempt from the requirements of Section 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. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 355, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 46, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.38, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 66, Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 140, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 45 (S.B. 526 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 8, 2007. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504 ), Sec. 2.179, eff. January 1, 2025.
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