TxDMV published rule adoptions in the February 25, 2022, issue of the Texas Register

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) has adopted rules in the February 25, 2022, issue of the Texas Register. The adopted language is available the TxDMV website at https://www.txdmv.gov/general-counsel/proposed-and-adopted-rules-2021.

The adoptions include:

• amendments to §215.152 and §215.158 are necessary to implement amended Transportation Code §503.0626 and §503.0631 and new §503.0632(a)-(e) under House Bill 3927, 87th Legislature, Regular Session (2021).
• amendments to §§217.4, 217.23, 217.28, 217.45, 217.46, and 217.89 are necessary to implement amended Transportation Code §§501.023, 501.0234, 501.030, 502.040, 502.041, 502.407, 520.006, and 521.144 authorizing registration and title applications to be processed by any county tax assessor-collector willing to accept the application under Senate Bill (SB) 876, 87th Legislature, Regular Session (2021).
• amendment to §217.36 is necessary to complete the implementation of Transportation Code §707.20 and §707.21 under House Bill (HB) 1631, 86th Legislature, Regular Session (2019) by removing obsolete references to photographic traffic signal enforcement programs.
• amendment to §217.2 is necessary to remove the term “identification certificate” as a defined term and is nonsubstantive.
• amendment to §217.56 authorizes the department to require an applicant for vehicle registration under the International Registration Plan (IRP) to register under the Unified Carrier Registration System Plan and Agreement under 49 U.S.C. §14504a (UCR) before applying for vehicle registration under IRP if the applicant is required to register under UCR.