SECTION 1.151. Exemption of Inscription

The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety is authorized to exempt certain vehicles from having printed on them the inscription set out in Texas Transportation Code, §721.002. In order to further law enforcement capabilities and effectively carry out administrative functions, the following vehicles are exempt from the requirement of having printed inscriptions:

(1) vehicles primarily used for law enforcement and administrative purposes for which confidentiality is necessary; or

(2) vehicles primarily used in areas where agency inscriptions would create an undue risk to department staff operating those vehicles as determined by the director.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.151 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective December 5, 1978, 3 TexReg 4089; amended to be effective January 1, 1980, 4 TexReg 4630; amended to be effective April 20, 1992, 17 TexReg 2404; amended to be effective June 29, 2000, 25 TexReg 6154; amended to be effective September 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 7188