Tex. Transp. Code Section 622.134
Surety Bond

(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (c), the owner of a vehicle covered by this subchapter with a tandem axle weight heavier than 34,000 pounds shall before operating the vehicle on a public highway of this state file with the department a surety bond subject to the approval of the Texas Department of Transportation in the principal amount set by the Texas Department of Transportation not to exceed $15,000 for each vehicle.

(b)

The bond must be conditioned that the owner of the vehicle will pay, within the limits of the bond, to the Texas Department of Transportation any damage to a highway, to a county any damage to a county road, and to a municipality any damage to a municipal street caused by the operation of the vehicle.

(c)

Subsection (a) does not apply to a vehicle owned by a municipality or a county.

(d)

A copy of the bond 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.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.136(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 436, Sec. 1, eff. July 15, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 942, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 68, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 622.134 — Surety Bond, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­622.­htm#622.­134 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

622.001
Definitions 622.002
Rulemaking Authority 622.011
Definition 622.012
Axle Weight Restrictions 622.014
Local Regulation 622.015
Local Surety Bond 622.016
Interstate and Defense Highways 622.031
Length and Axle Weight Restrictions 622.032
Interstate and Defense Highways 622.041
Length Limitation 622.042
Time of Operation 622.043
Conformity with General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight 622.044
Extension of Load Beyond Rear of Vehicle 622.045
Interstate and Defense Highways 622.051
Length Limitation 622.052
Time of Operation 622.053
Conformity with General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight 622.061
Length Limitation 622.062
Time of Operation 622.063
Conformity with General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight 622.071
Definition 622.072
Identification Markings on Special Mobile Equipment 622.073
Transportation of Special Mobile Equipment 622.074
Nonapplicability of Subchapter 622.101
Vehicles Transporting Certain Agricultural Products or Processing Equipment 622.131
Definition 622.132
Applicability of Subchapter 622.133
Axle Weight Restrictions 622.134
Surety Bond 622.135
Interstate and Defense Highways 622.136
Penalty 622.137
Defense to Prosecution: Bond in Effect 622.151
Definitions 622.152
Automobile Transporter Backhauls 622.153
Maximum Extended Length of Load 622.0435
Vehicles Transporting Raw Wood Products 622.901
Width Exceptions 622.902
Length Exceptions 622.903
Width Limitation on Certain Recreational Vehicles 622.952
Emergency Vehicle 622.953
Vehicle Transporting Seed Cotton or Chile Pepper Modules 622.954
Tow Trucks 622.955
Increase of Maximum Weight for Vehicles with Idle Reduction Systems
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 622.134’s source at texas​.gov