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Jan 13, 2015AH64ID wrote:
Please show me a statue that states GAWR and GVWR are legally binding.
Texas laws are like that. You're restricted to your registered GVW and that weight is based off of the GVWR. Finding the info can be somewhat of an Easter egg hunt. Rather than post all the info here, I'll point to the chapters of the Transportation Code. Chapter 502 outlines how the registered GVW is determined. Chapter 623 outlines all of the restrictions and enforcement. Since the registered GVW and GVWR will match, residents essentially bound to their GVWR.
Now enforcement is another story. I've never heard of someone being pulled over to get checked. Even if in the rare chance you did get pulled over and it's determined that you're overweight, the inspecting officer can just request that you unload the excess weight to proceed. Officers here normally aren't interested in non commercial operators unless it's some really dangerous situation. They'd rather stick to big rigs since they are cash cows. Overloading, logbook violations, safety equipment violations, etc can fill the coffers pretty quickly.
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