(a) General Information.
  (1) A manufactured home that exceeds size limits for motor vehicles as defined by Transportation Code, Chapter 621, Subchapters B and C, must obtain a permit from the department.
  (2) Pursuant to Transportation Code, Chapter 623, Subchapter E, a permit may be issued to persons registered as manufacturers, installers, or retailers with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs or motor carriers registered with the department under Transportation Code, Chapter 643.
  (3) The department may issue a permit to the owner of a manufactured home provided that:
    (A) the same owner is named on the title of the manufactured home and towing vehicle;
    (B) or the owner presents a lease showing that the owner of the manufactured home is the lessee of the towing vehicle.
(b) Permit application.
  (1) To qualify for a permit under this section, a person must submit an application to the department.
  (2) All applications shall be made in a form and by the method prescribed by the department, and at a minimum shall include the following:
    (A) name, customer identification number, and address of the applicant;
    (B) name, telephone number, and email address of contact person;
    (C) applicant's USDOT Number if applicant is required by law to have a USDOT Number;
    (D) complete description of the manufactured home, including the year, make and one of the following:
      (i) manufactured home's HUD label number;
      (ii) Texas seal number; or
      (iii) the complete identification number or serial number;
    (E) the maximum width, height and length of the vehicle and manufactured home; and
    (F) any other information required by law, including the information listed in Transportation Code §623.093(a).
(c) Amendments to permit. Amendments can only be made to change intermediate points between the origination and destination points listed on the permit.
(d) Permit provisions and conditions.
  (1) The overall combined length of the manufactured home and the towing vehicle includes the length of the hitch or towing device.
  (2) The height is measured from the roadbed to the highest elevation of the manufactured home.
  (3) The width of a manufactured home includes any roof or eaves extension or overhang on either side.
  (4) A permit will be issued for a single continuous movement not to exceed five days.
  (5) The department may limit the hours for travel on certain routes because of heavy traffic conditions.
  (6) The department will publish any limitations on movements during the national holidays, or any limitations during certain hours of heavy traffic conditions, and will make such publications available to the public prior to the limitations becoming effective.
  (7) The permit will contain the route for the transportation of the manufactured home from the point of origin to the point of destination.
  (8) The route for the transportation must be the most practical route as described in §219.11(e) of this title (relating to General Oversize/Overweight Permit Requirements and Procedures), except where construction is in progress and the permitted vehicle's dimensions exceed the construction restrictions as published by the department, or where bridge or overpass width or height would create a safety hazard.
  (9) A permittee may not transport a manufactured home with a void permit; a new permit must be obtained.

Source Note: The provisions of this §219.14 adopted to be effective October 13, 1994, 19 TexReg 7810; amended to be effective December 26, 1995, 20 TexReg 10656; amended to be effective January 8, 1998, 23 TexReg 155; amended to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 1221; amended to be effective December 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 9920; amended to be effective February 16, 2006, 31 TexReg 888; amended to be effective January 4, 2007, 31 TexReg 10831; amended to be effective June 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 3776; transferred effective January 1, 2012, as published in the Texas Register January 27, 2012, 37 TexReg359;amended to be effective June 28, 2015, 40 TexReg 4003; amended to be effective December 14, 2015, 40 TexReg 8900; amended to be effective December 30, 2020, 45 TexReg 9582; amended to be effective January 4, 2024, 48 TexReg 8383; amended to be effective July 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 5161