Heavy Loads Permit ($15,000) Bond - Brazoria County, TX in Texas

Brief Summary

The $15,000 heavy loads bond is the smallest of the Brazoria County heavy load bond amounts and the guarantee the county holds against road and bridge damage before an overweight or oversize move runs on county roads. You pay a premium instead of posting $15,000 in cash with the county.

Brazoria County requires a $15,000 surety bond from haulers who obtain a county permit to move heavy loads over county roads and bridges, where the county assigns that amount. Texas Transportation Code 623.018 lets the commissioners court require a bond large enough to guarantee payment of any damage to a road or bridge. Brazoria County is the obligee.

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How to Apply for a Heavy Loads Permit ($15,000) Bond:

• Confirm with Brazoria County that the $15,000 amount is the one required for your permit.
• Ask the county for its bond form, if it uses one, and the exact obligee wording.
• Have the legal name and address of the hauling company exactly as they will appear on the permit.
• Owner or principal name, address and Social Security number for the credit review.
• Complete the bond application and review the quoted premium.
• Deliver the executed bond to Brazoria County with the permit application.

Detailed Information About the Texas Heavy Loads Permit ($15,000) Bond:

What the bond covers

Texas lets a county, acting through its commissioners court and county judge, issue permits to move overweight, oversize or overlength loads that cannot reasonably be dismantled over county roads. Texas Transportation Code 623.018 adds that the commissioners court may require the applicant to post a bond in an amount sufficient to guarantee payment for any damage to a road or bridge. A county permit under that section may not be issued for longer than 90 days.

Brazoria County uses $15,000, $50,000 and $100,000 bond amounts for heavy loads permits. This page covers the $15,000 bond. The county decides which amount applies to your move, so confirm it with the Brazoria County Road and Bridge Department before the bond is issued.

Already hauling on a state permit?

Section 623.018 says that if a vehicle is operating under a permit issued under Section 623.011 or 623.402, the commissioners court may not issue an additional permit, charge an extra fee, or require an additional bond, road use agreement or indemnity agreement for that vehicle. A Section 623.011 permit from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles carries its own $15,000 bond under Section 623.012, payable to the counties of Texas. Do not confuse that state bond with this county bond. They have different obligees.

If a claim is paid

The bond pays Brazoria County for damage to its roads and bridges caused by the permitted moves. If the surety pays a claim, the hauler must repay the surety in full.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Texas Heavy Loads Permit ($15,000) Bond:

• Brazoria County, Texas named as obligee.
• Bond amount of $15,000.
• Condition that the principal will pay the county for damage to county roads or bridges caused by the permitted moves.
• A surety company authorized to write bonds in Texas.
• Owner credit review, which drives the premium rate.

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