(a) Registration requirements. To be eligible for a permit under this subchapter:
  (1) a vehicle or combination of vehicles must be registered under Transportation Code, Chapter 502; and
  (2) the owner of the vehicle or combination of vehicles must be registered as a motor carrier under Transportation Code, Chapter 643 or 645.
(b) Prohibition for unpaid penalties. The district may not issue a permit under this subchapter:
  (1) to a person or company that is prohibited under Transportation Code, §623.271 from being issued a permit; or
  (2) for a vehicle that is prohibited under Transportation Code, §623.271 from being issued a permit.

Source Note: The provisions of this §28.43 adopted to be effective October 18, 2012, 37 TexReg 8207