Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
TRANSPORTATION CODE |
Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
Subtitle E. VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT |
Chapter 622. SPECIAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS FOR OVERSIZE OR OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES |
Subchapter Y. MISCELLANEOUS SIZE EXCEPTIONS |
Sec. 622.901. WIDTH EXCEPTIONS
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The width limitation provided by Section 621.201 does not apply to:
(1) highway building or maintenance machinery that is traveling:
(A) during daylight on a public highway other than a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; or
(B) for not more than 50 miles on a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways;
(2) a vehicle traveling during daylight on a public highway other than a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways or traveling for not more than 50 miles on a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways if the vehicle is:
(A) a farm tractor or implement of husbandry; or
(B) a vehicle on which a farm tractor or implement of husbandry, other than a tractor or implement being transported from one dealer to another, is being moved by the owner of the tractor or implement or by an agent or employee of the owner:
(i) to deliver the tractor or implement to a new owner;
(ii) to transport the tractor or implement to or from a mechanic for maintenance or repair; or
(iii) in the course of an agricultural operation;
(3) machinery that is used solely for drilling water wells, including machinery that is a unit or a unit mounted on a conventional vehicle or chassis, and that is traveling:
(A) during daylight on a public highway other than a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; or
(B) for not more than 50 miles on a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways;
(4) a vehicle owned or operated by a public, private, or volunteer fire department;
(5) a vehicle registered under Section 502.164; or
(6) a recreational vehicle to which Section 622.903 applies.