37 Tex. Admin. Code § 1.4 - Programs under Texas Highway Patrol Division
(a) Highway Patrol Service. The program of
the Highway Patrol Service is "Police Traffic Supervision and General Law
Enforcement on Rural Highways." This program consists of the following major
activities:
(1) Police traffic supervision on
rural highways:
(A) police traffic
direction;
(B) police traffic
accident investigation; and
(C)
police traffic law enforcement and patrol.
(2) General police work--primarily on rural
highways:
(A) criminal law
enforcement;
(B) emergencies and
disasters; and
(C) security
activities.
(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Service.
The program of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Service is "The Supervision
of Commercial Vehicles, Police Traffic Supervision, and General Law Enforcement
on Rural Highways." This program includes the following major activities:
(1) Supervision of commercial vehicle
traffic:
(A) assistance to commercial vehicle
owners and operators on technical matters;
(B) supervision of motor carrier operations;
and
(C) traffic law enforcement on
commercial vehicles.
(2)
Traffic and criminal law enforcement on rural highways.
(c) Vehicle Inspection Service. The program
of the Vehicle Inspection Service is "Vehicle Inspection Station Supervision,
Police Traffic Supervision, and General Law Enforcement." This program includes
the following major activities:
(1)
Inspection station supervision:
(A) station
qualification;
(B) station
inspection;
(C) station control;
and
(D) supervision of emissions
testing.
(2) Traffic and
criminal law enforcement by vehicle inspection commissioned officers.
(d) Bureau of Law Enforcement
Communications and Technology. The program of the Bureau of Law Enforcement
Communications and Technology is "Police Communication and Technology Support."
This program consists of the following activities:
(1) Police Communications:
(A) Transmission and receipt of department
messages;
(B) Transmission and
receipt of emergency-type messages for other police agencies; and
(C) Other special assistance to other
departments and agencies.
(2) Communication Frequency and
Interoperability:
(A) Radio Frequency
planning and coordination internally and interoperability with other
agencies.
(B) Radio and video
technical maintenance and repair.
(3) Mobile Technology and
Information-Responsible for Mobile Technology and Communications Infrastructure
Support.
(e) General
Obligations. Personnel of all services, agencies, and units in the department
are subject to assignment by the director to perform in any program or activity
when he deems such assignments necessary.
(f) Motor Carrier Bureau. The program of the
Motor Carrier Bureau is to provide administrative support applicable to the
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Service relative to motor carrier safety issues.
This program consists of the following sections.
(1) The Motor Carrier Safety Section will
provide the support to administer the Motor Carrier Safety
Requirements.
(2) The Motor Carrier
Records Section maintains all activity reports submitted by the Commercial
Vehicle Enforcement Service.
(3)
The Motor Carrier Compliance Audit Section performs the administrative function
of the enforcement of the Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials
Regulations.
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