Overweight Vehicle ($15,000) Bond - Chambers County, TX in Texas

Brief Summary

Chambers County holds this $15,000 bond against road and bridge damage before it permits overweight hauls on its roads. You pay a premium instead of posting $15,000 in cash, and the bond stays in place for every permitted move during its term.

Chambers County, Texas requires a $15,000 overweight vehicle surety bond from haulers who obtain a county permit to move overweight loads. Texas Transportation Code 623.018 lets a commissioners court require a bond sufficient to guarantee payment of damage to a road or bridge. Chambers County is the obligee.

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How to Apply for a Overweight Vehicle ($15,000) Bond:

• Confirm with Chambers County which permit your move needs and that the $15,000 bond applies.
• Ask the county for its bond form 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, pay the premium and receive the executed $15,000 bond.
• File the bond with Chambers County with the permit application and pay the county permit fee.

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Two different Chambers County permit programs

Chambers County is unusual. Besides the general county road permits every Texas county can issue, state law gives Chambers County its own program for overweight cargo moving on certain state highways near the ship channel and industrial areas. Know which one your move falls under.

**County road permits.** Texas Transportation Code 623.018 lets a commissioners court issue permits for overweight, oversize or overlength loads that cannot reasonably be dismantled on county roads, and lets the court require a bond large enough to guarantee payment of damage to a road or bridge. A permit under that section may not run longer than 90 days.

**Chambers County state highway permits.** Under Subchapter E of Chapter 623, the Texas Transportation Commission may authorize Chambers County to issue permits for overweight cargo on named state highways, including parts of FM 1405, FM 565, FM 2354 and State Highway 99. Loads are limited to 100,000 pounds, and the county may charge a fee of no more than $80 per trip.

State permit holders

Section 623.018 says a county may not require an additional bond from a vehicle operating under a permit issued under Section 623.011 or 623.402. The TxDMV permit under Section 623.011 carries its own $15,000 bond payable to the counties of Texas. Confirm with Chambers County which permit you need before buying a bond.

If a claim is paid

The surety pays valid claims for road or bridge damage up to $15,000, and the hauler repays the surety.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Texas Overweight Vehicle ($15,000) Bond:

• Chambers County, Texas named as obligee.
• Bond amount of $15,000.
• Condition that the principal will pay 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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