Permits for transporting a manufactured house must follow the department’s form and list specific details, including dimensions, identification numbers, owner, origin, destination, and route.
Sec. 623.093. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION AND PERMIT. (a) The application for a permit and the permit must be in the form prescribed by the department. The permit must show: (1) the length, width, and height of the manufactured house and the towing vehicle in combination; (2) the complete identification or serial number, the Department of Housing and Urban Development label number, or the state seal number of the house; (3) the name of the owner of the house; (4) the location from which the house is being transported; (5) the location to which the house is being transported; and (6) the route for the transportation of the house. (b) The length of the manufactured house and the towing vehicle in combination includes the length of the hitch or towing device. The height is measured from the roadbed to the highest elevation of the manufactured house. The width of the house or section includes any roof or eave extension or overhang on either side. (c) The route must be the shortest distance from the place where the transportation begins in this state to the place where the transportation ends in this state and include divided and interstate systems, except where construction is in progress or bridge or overpass width or height creates a safety hazard. A county or municipality may designate to the department the route to be used inside the territory of the county or municipality. (d) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1284, Sec. 34(3), eff. June 18, 2005. (e) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 1814), Sec. 11(2), eff. September 1, 2021. (f) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135, Sec. 140(2), eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.142(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(107), eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 988, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.837, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1284 (H.B. 2438), Sec. 34(3), eff. June 18, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 80, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 140(2), eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 1814), Sec. 11(2), eff. September 1, 2021.