OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS **AUSTIN**

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County Zjtratrord,Trra6
riearsir:

We aolmowl.6tY 

### ae,l94o,reatin~t yourtupplsrarat~1 lsttor of 3mmry EE paHimmt **UgQrt** 

### the f letter of ~Jenuary

or a - eta%6 wbloh



### ident owner or 8 acmeer6t6)r(ld

**ta (L**  **6trlrtS Wki.ah**  th Wmas urid6rEst. 13of oause suoh vehlolr 

### to be ap*rthe purr of 

### hauliryh wm-, 

### laev&l. are boa&at

### by aad be**r &ma**  **6U6k rehioh**  **i8** **dri*aa** erator, \pithouE b6iz# r6&6t6red in

## 422

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in Texas (tither driven by hZ.nselX or by a hired **operator)** 6uah **a** vchfele **Sor** t&a pur- ~086 of haul- g00d6, war88 Or anrchaadise owned by the **owner** of the vehlole and bought outside.of Teo, without baing reglstoratl **in** Taxa8? 

### u’4. ?.!a~

any of the vehlole6 

### a8 usntion**ed in**  **the thrse**  **preoedln& qU86tiO66**  obtain a *temporary rt@stratlon,* a6 provide4 in 

### at. 827b ) F. C.? 

## Therbet three 

## questloss presantcrd are 

## orsrned i~XOhl6iV8~ by Article S27b, v6I'AOfl'8 P%5ndmCOOS of 3'6236. 

### That POrtiOn of s%OtiQn 2 OS hrtiole 027b t&d& 16 **perti** nent **to** this opinion, 

### reads **as** Sol&wat:

‘580 tion 2. k non-resident tuner of a 6t0tm vehfclt, trallox or eozii-trnilerwhloh ha6 beem **duly** registered ior the ourrent yeax in tho state or country ot wkieh the owner is a resldtmt rrndin 

### aawmtante with the law6 thdreoi, may, in lieu 

## 0r regiritFri6g such vehis10 a8 OthonriSS 

### rtpqufredby law, apply t0 fheStat;sRtghrayDapa~sntthFo~haoo~ty 

### tax uol.laotor for 

### the registration theraol as provldbd by law, ekcept thut the prltLlsgie6 gr6llt,ted~rs

Ottl6rri66 grQvided for in thi6 a0t shall not apply to any m&Or vehiiole, tsailfm,
or oeti-trailer opsratsd within thir 6tettefor ths tmm6portstion oi 

### persons 

### or proparty 

### for oQslpensation

or hire,*
Seotlon 8 or mtlols 829b, 

### read8 a6 Tollam: ~SeQtion 8. w3 5oa=mf3i&mt owner of 

### a motor vehlola, trailer CUT8ami-tztil6r CBull **oparat~e any**  **swh** vehlde or oau~b OT peait it to be Operated ugoa the publio~hlghneyb Of t&i6 6tat6. elthsr before OF whtle it ie rsgistored. **under** this 8e0tion, ualess there 6hul.l at all t&686 be dieplaycd thersoa the rsgistratilan mmber plate6 smsigarad to said VhiUle for the uwrent oalsndar year bythst aouritxyOr 6tate

## 423

of wbloh 8uub owner is a re8ides%t, 

### zwr u6less the certiiloato of 

### teaporaxy registration, when iosruedthareto aa is in this 6eOtion provide6 ahall be plmed oa eeid aotor whiole in the wanner to be 6peciBed by the 

### departmmt
. . . Frovidod that nothing lnth26 ,iotshell prevent a 5en4.%8idont ovaoF of a lmtox vokiole from operatw at till &t&ahvehicle ln tkis 6tate

adjoiaiaf~state or oountr; iron 

### operate a privs;tolyowned end Culy re arated 

### Sor hire in tkf8 iotered vehlole, nor o & stats st till, t0r 

## e purpose 

## or goi56 ti0rraa rron hia pluae di re&.ar ecnployiueat end the mokirrgof txipn for the purpo6e of purchasing &ood6, wares mnd nrcrohandioe. md prwided further, thst any ROR-ZW6id6Rt @WUBT Of **a p&at&y**  06R66 R6tOr vehicle ma~gbe pernrltte.d to make 6n oooclefati tXip bto this state uith 6Uoh Yahiote U6da the **priVile&e6** or thi8 

### Aotwithout obtaining uuah temporary re@tratian certitiaate . . .*
Uhih your aeaond quastion da66 not 6t6t6 

### t&at the QXZ'66,War%6 Of mrn?O)rrradi80 aCC JWobaSab %R '&X66, We 

### a888661

that thi6 **wa6** 

### the eltuation 

### pa istandsd

## to pro6ont and that the 

### first ati remrd 9l66tbXI6 afe azaatly the 6m* axaopt that is one %a6e the YehMle is driven by it6 owmx and in the otker it 16 driven by CLhired o rator. A66stnL6@that we have plaoed the 

### pr6peroo6stm6 ercm OR there twa quwstion6 we agrse with lroorom3luefaa tkat m63t be mmimred in the aiiirrmat,lwr. fhey You stats in your letter rrtJanuey 22, in crfracf,

### that the tema *5ck5ewsidsntc a6 o.sploye~ fn your 

## rirst Wo que6time refers to 

### rQsidfukt6 in oelrgli~laca

with 

### the restriotive la+ the pertine5t 

### prwisba6 ai seotion 5 ot wt.

. ulA&x thlbse 6ixoua6tanae6 ths pm#YiE1@6 ef s%stion 5 aath@riaS 

### and pamit Wm Q, r&IQ5 at dll in the State 

## or Texa6 Of a0t.w Yehlole6 &km tkey be p&i666R@N' OaPs 

### or 

### ConePibrclal **8wi.w** 

### vebiolrr*~

gr0viUed

of ocm8e that $im PxOYiPiOR6

with rwpeot to r4@stxatZoa in the 00-3 OF state oi *Web the 

### owner16 a 

### re6id6&t htrorp be011001~ ied dth. Wile there.16 RO p&%vl#lon I.6u-tiols S?b ukiah

## 424

**EmI. E.**  **E. 'coc3n5,**  **p6ge 4** 

## 425

W% are unable to ame with yoo.ln this aonclu4lOX. It-is_pue tJ!i+the **term** %ioWr r+lale- a? used in ais r,otlnclndee both peesengsr ciiraead 

### ao%mar416lactor 

### yehlclee

and thet tbb La&latwe **has** 

### 0mp10ydl thetew in both **Beation** E end Seotion 8 of AX'tlolQ **8Mb. S44tion**  3 of 

### &;cle 889bprovldae for the teet&mrerg

ragletrotlon

of non- ~:d#xt **pmssax&er** 

### curswithlx **twanty4100** 

### day4astax oom. wclng operatlonw%thLrr the state. Section3 doss not de~& with enp 

### othertype of motor tahlale &or ls there eny other 

### saatlon .oShrticle 8&7b wblch mikea pro+ialon for the 

### ~porary POgfot~tioIA Of OernntOtWial =tOr 

### T4hlOl4s. SeO

### tfox3 thusoperetee ee a raatrlotlom, 

### slaee by %pealryitg 

### theoxa type 

### of vehlale whichIW for e llmltadperiodOS time,al E be teegmerily ragleterad other 

### fypeeof vehicles are excluded. The lequege of metion 5 

### la general undall l~~luelve, end properly should be, aZna4 the verlow sections of &tl~la 027b oover the operation ~iaf dltrerent types of motor tahlolen. It the kU@Ue&e in f3a~ti&ln %iW8a adi SUffialextry inclusive to protide **for** both paasm(;er mad **coamar** alal **motor ~&$oleS,**  separate **seetlosbe umild**  **be** 

### naa&a6**iox?** eeeh epeaiile laetenee. 

### In our opinionit is Sorthfs reams thet.tha

L5gieletWe thenthemore epeelile Bplle loyadthe term %otor reMale- rather emaaoi wpoe.eenge~

ear"en& *oamaer

### olalmtor vehloleLh". 

### The raot thatthe broadertenehe6 bean amployaa

does not 

### neaasearlly lnbio6ta

thut euohrrsatenae

or pxwislon of aaatioo 

### 5 appll*b 

### egaauJrt+ ell typee of notor 

### ve&lolea.

The Slrst **santanoe** of Saotl0n E Stat8% that a non

### rea1b.e OWIIOX

or tl mtiorwhm.a '*hldh ti 'been

only re&etare4for the ouxrantyear in the 8tateor aouxtry OS wbieh theownerle a 

### rosldaxt may **ra&.8tar** SW& 

### rShiOl4by l 

### p ly$ag to theState 'Xl&mayWpertamnt thro~a; &ataxfor raglstratl0n, lx lieu 0t X% **DonSty** tax a



### lmthe mh%ale ~JB othandse ra*ulra6 by 3 

### t mio~ in 80 2~ $3 the &ratio: **0,rrt30m8sar~i~** 

### aoiior~~&lolea

Is oonuarned.
Fia

### theretore

4a7is4 you, inmmmr to yourfaerth question,

thet in the opinionof this depertment, e omeerc$al motor rahlcle la B& strbjeet to tsglpoxary 

### r6@%tratlon.

IX regard to thhe seem14 badat rhieh you present in support of your afiirmtfm QSswer to questlox lW.4, Jrou State that it fa your 

### belleithat the tit34 to the 6wMm&atory **set was**  ln6nffloiaxt **to** ohangrsthe **prior** law sxospt to

### Ffon.

z. E. 200M,

add the 

### pro~l%lon tranaltfo~ 

### sele, 

### iaolaw of the fastthat thatamwraariaatln%*

ls 

## wad in the 

## aaptlon ai the waatndator~ bill. This aaptian, as qucvtmlin your letter ot Jcinlnry28, lQ40, 

### raaUa aa 

## r0u0vs:

"'An hot amaB&lng Yeotion 2, of Chapter 56, or the iota of the nxst CorlaflBsseion of #a z?orty-third Laglel%tura whioh pravldes 

### for the roglstratlon and operation ln this Dtita of motor rehlalms 

### WA%& brrnonrasldento. 

### andraglstara4

undertha 3aw & anotherstat& or 

### oountry

& raamot that the xmmlaLona &%d aectlon shall uot 

### asmaandprovldlng applyto the m&.or +ehlalas bakitsdrlvan under thalr own pewor, tuwed 

### or otha a 

## traasporta6 by 

## being

attaal& or oouplad to 8onm other ve- ~~o~~~~ tkirom@ tbla State, fbr the par-

. . .

m w6 have alxaaUy stataU & anothax 00rmaatl0n, wa 

## rlnuno amb 

### ulty exists as to the alear ?aatm and lntaBtlon of t&4 Aat. ?% In th& oonrrtrcrtlcm, we a&v a ytw that all bills pammd by tha La&3slatura which tuaend a portion of an exletlng Aot mist reeumut the Xot or Saetioa ai the kot wblchthey seak to ~~imend. Thla mena nat that the prior lew l8 unohen&fid exoept fix 

### the 

## oroPhloh

may be added by the mmui~ttvry bifpy~~~~a~ amended A&will 

### hanaeforth rawt as it is

## written in the umsndIll~t. Tn other wrds, the lurstaxaandmant to m Aat or to a aeetlon 

### thareof ls a complete substitute for the p1~10ua rat QT sautloa. 

### The asendaaeatwlth whloh 

### we uw dealing did not lada5 naw saatloxksta Aftlela 827b but 83~1.

&ly rawrote an& 

### reana4teU8aetion 2. ft la aoarplatadth

### ltse~ andoparatafa 

### as arap%& 0fSaatloa E af@tbla 827b aa it read beeforethe prrssiqeof the amaztbsit.