16 TAC §403.402
The Texas Lottery Commission (Commission) adopts new §403.402,
relating to the exemption from vehicle inscription requirements for certain
Commission vehicles, without changes to the proposed text published in the
October 5, 2001, issue of the
Texas Register
(26 TexReg 7725).
The new rule exempts vehicles under the care and custody of the Commission
which are used exclusively for surveillance purposes in the detection and
investigation of criminal or administrative violations from bearing the inscription
required by §721.002, Transportation Code. The purpose of this exemption
is to increase the effectiveness of Commission investigators in detecting
and investigating criminal or administrative violations, thereby allowing
investigative personnel to accomplish their tasks undetected and to provide
a greater degree of safety for the investigators, the state property being
used in the investigation, and a greater degree of case integrity.
The Texas Lottery Commission received no comments on this rule.
The new section is adopted under §467.102, Government Code,
which provides the Texas Lottery Commission with the authority to adopt rules
for the enforcement and administration of the State Lottery Act and the laws
under the Commission's jurisdiction and §721.003, Transportation Code,
which provides the Commission with the authority to exempt motor vehicles
used exclusively for surveillance purposes from the vehicle inscription requirements
set forth in §721.002, Transportation Code.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on January 9, 2002.
TRD-200200120
Kimberly L. Kiplin
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Effective date: January 29, 2002
Proposal publication date: October 5, 2001
For further information, please call: (512) 344-5113