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TXDMV adopts emergency rule to immediately revoke motor carrier registrations upon DPS referral under HB1672
Summary
The Board approved emergency amendments to implement House Bill 1672, allowing the Department to immediately revoke a motor carrier registration upon receipt of a Department of Public Safety referral about an unsatisfactory safety rating; non‑emergency rulemaking on the same subject was also approved for formal publication.
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board on July 10 approved emergency rule amendments and authorized the publication of corresponding non‑emergency rules to implement House Bill 1672, which changes the process for suspending or revoking a motor carrier’s registration when the Department of Public Safety (DPS) or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issues an unsatisfactory safety rating.
Under the revisions presented by Enforcement Director Corey Thompson, upon receipt of a DPS referral indicating an unsatisfactory safety rating the department will immediately place the carrier’s registration into a revoked status (displayed publicly as a “red thumbs down”) and then follow the administrative notice and contested‑case…
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