(a) State-owned motor vehicles under the control and custody of the comptroller shall be exempt from the inscription requirement in Transportation Code, §721.002 if used primarily for:
  (1) civil or criminal investigations or enforcement; or
  (2) transportation of the comptroller or deputy comptroller.
(b) The purposes of this new section are to provide secure transportation necessary for statewide oversight, management and supervision of the comptroller's office, and to increase the effectiveness of civil and criminal investigations and enforcement by enabling investigators and enforcement personnel to accomplish their tasks undetected.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.73 adopted to be effective December 11, 2016, 41 TexReg 9741