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Pecos City police outline plan to form commercial motor vehicle enforcement unit under Texas DPS MOU
Summary
Chief Lisa Turungo briefed the council on a proposed memorandum of understanding with Texas Department of Public Safety to create a certified commercial motor vehicle (CMV) enforcement unit, detailing training, equipment needs, potential fines and staffing challenges.
Pecos City Chief of Police Lisa Turungo told the council the department is negotiating a memorandum of understanding with the Texas Department of Public Safety to create a commercial motor vehicle enforcement unit within city limits. The effort would rely on state oversight and federal standards assigned to DPS, Turungo said.
Turungo said the program requires officers to obtain certificates through training with DPS's CMV unit, including field inspections conducted with a trooper. "You have to do 32 inspections with a trooper or somebody who oversees the…
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