(a) The governing bodies of the following state agencies or divisions by rule may exempt from the requirements of § 721.002 a motor vehicle that is under the control and custody of the agency or division:
(1) Texas Commission on Fire Protection;
(2) Texas State Board of Pharmacy;
(3) Department of State Health Services and Department of Aging and Disability Services;
(4) Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas;
(5) Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
(6) Board of Pardons and Paroles;
(7) Parks and Wildlife Department;
(8) Railroad Commission of Texas;
(9) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
(10) Texas Department of Banking;
(11) Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending;
(12) Texas Juvenile Justice Department;
(13) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
(14) Texas Lottery Commission;
(15) the office of the attorney general;
(16) Texas Department of Insurance;
(17) Texas Military Department; and
(18) an agency that receives an appropriation under an article of the General Appropriations Act that appropriates money to the legislature.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 81, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 721.003

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Department of Public Safety: means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas. See Texas Transportation Code 1.004
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A rule adopted under this section must specify:
(1) the purpose served by not printing on the motor vehicle the inscription required by § 721.002; and
(2) the primary use of the motor vehicle.
(d) A rule adopted under this section is not effective until the rule is filed with the secretary of state.
(e) A rule adopted by the Texas Lottery Commission under Subsection (a) may exempt from the requirements of § 721.002 only a motor vehicle used exclusively for surveillance purposes.

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