Tex.
Transp. Code Section 644.151
Criminal Offense
(a)
A person commits an offense if the person:(1)
violates a rule adopted under this chapter;(2)
does not permit an inspection authorized under Section 644.104 (Inspection of Premises); or(3)
knowingly operates a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order issued under 49 C.F.R. Section 385.13(d)(1) or owns, leases, or assigns a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle that is knowingly operated in violation of an out-of-service order issued under 49 C.F.R. Section 385.13(d)(1).(b)
An offense under Subsection (a)(1) or (2) is a Class C misdemeanor.(b-1)
An offense under Subsection (a)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is:(1)
a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that at the time of the offense the commercial motor vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle collision that resulted in bodily injury; or(2)
a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that at the time of the offense the commercial motor vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a person.(c)
Each day a violation continues under Subsection (a)(1) or each day a person refuses to allow an inspection described under Subsection (a)(2) is a separate offense.
Source:
Section 644.151 — Criminal Offense, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.644.htm#644.151 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
