OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Eon.Thoa. A. Wheat,CountyAtkorrmy 

WSerty County 

Wberty , Tsxas 

0plnlon NO. o-7?& 

de: %i~odd a mral 

carrier for tiie 

cr of Agr'il eOwl, 

ollow5.ng cuaountied to fc@ 

~-,zil czrrlars 

effect a3 to 

plats upon his car. 

,+r rttdcl8 license 

h he used for the purin;: tii.e &ail. Tbie o-3 13 riot 

deral Warnwnt and is not t?Xfor ndl carryin purposes.* 

of wtiole 0675a, Vernon*8 mote.taQ 

vi&es for th2 rs~~iutration of rehlcles 
Haa. Tbos. A. Wheat, W 84, 1939, Page L 

of the Oounty la whioh he reddo for the registratlm o? aaeh auoh rehiole owned ar oontrolled by hti, or r0r a 0haturew8 license, ror 

the emuin& or ourrsnt 6alfmdar yeru a~ unexpired portion thoreoq * * c l 

Sso tio n 3 or the mm0 artich oonoerns itwr 

with the form of the applloatlon for registration. It 

roada partially as fGuOWS; 

uAppllontion for the registration ot a 

ve."3ole required to be registered hereunder 

shall be made on a form furnished by the department, evoti such application shall be eigned 

by the owner of the vehiole, and shall give 

his naze and address ln full, and shall oontain 

a brief desoription OS the vc:llcle to be r&rtired. Said descriptSon, in case of a new motor 

vc:iicle, shall include: Tho trade name of the 

vehlols; the year model; the stile, tipe of 

c"g;gd, ,"~a~~~~",~d~~~~~.~c~-~,h"_ ndi 

c.id r#wLGr V~hiCh; the hGtOr nunbeT %m 

iji?kt~ rmuiacturar or dealer to the ap:llicant. c* *" IUnderscoring ours). 

It Is nppayent thnt the anpliootion must sha: 

wLethcr or not the 'rchlolo is a *commercial motor vcXcleW. 

The statutory definition of a *oorm;l~rolal motor voi,icle" la contained ln seotion 1 (i) of the Act: 

**c~crclal~otor Ve:-;icle* means any 

motor vehiole other then a motor cycle designed 

01: wed r0r the tranaportatlon ot propertjr, inelulu~,;;~; ~$1" used for delivery 3ur~sea.* 

The question ia whether or not a prlvvutely 

oe;nod puj,enzer CZIS used by e rural free delivery mail 

onrricr for the ;Iurporje cf' deliverin;; United states &ail 

ae well as fGr the prpOSe of a pQsSenpr c3& ia Within the scope of anid definition. 
-.Thoa. A.Fh.at,Ifay E&1959, page s 

Yotor rehicle otha: than a sotor oyolo or a bum, aa defined in thi8 kot, deeignsd or used prlmarlly for ths 

transportation of parmzM, aooordiag to aeatlon 1 (j) 

of art:ole 667!k, aupra. 

Applying the definition of a Wmmercial 

motor vehiclem we have In the present lristmu4 a actor 

rekicle, not designed but used for the tra::Iaportatlon of 

prqmty, or ai0r4 to the point, a vehicle used for delivsry :Alrpo~ea, i.e., Go the delivery of the United 

Std,es L:all. St&utory definitions state th.rt ever veClclc used for delivery purposes zur,t be conaidcrod a 

comx.~~cinl rotor vetiiole. 

wDellvery ~*urposes" 1s a tremendously broad 

tar&, ant? in the absence of exOr4ss 4xccntlon, wou@ oover the UnitYx2 L;tut::s lrcdl. 

Seotion 3 cw:talrm a provision exempting omiem of cmtuin vehicles irofi. saying: roi;istrztiOn f848 a8 

P011ovJs: 

” * + * @JA4r# of aotor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, rZlfch HTE t&c property 

of, and used exclusively In the tlervico of the 

United itaLC Govermmt, th4 Stdtc or Texas, 

or any County, City or School District thereof, 

s!icill eqply annuslly to ro.&&er all such veCicles, but shall not ba requirsd to pay the 

registratl.on h?reln presarlbed, provided that 

effidavid is ma4 at the tfm of r4g:iatr-~ticn 

by a pcreon v&o lms the proper a&t:nority that 

such vehiclbs are the property of and used exchsfvcly in the senioe of the Uxlted States 

Cover-t, the State of Texas;or County or 

City or sr;hool Distriat thereof, as the case 

my be. * * * * 

The vehicle we are considering is not the proparty of or used 4ru1u4lvc1y in the service of the United 

ita' tcs. 3~s Lf it ‘i:ere, these Potts vru;:ld not affect ~C,E 

S~.A.UE as a oocmcrclal r&or vc:.irlc urdor the statutory 

f32finition. It ha4 boexi held ir, N pr~2vioUS oDinion of tLi.4 

degurtmmt, NO. O-242, addroseod to blr. Julian E'ontgor,&ry, 

&qtiop_r Stats J'fqhiray Depzrtmnt, Austin, Texns, that a 
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