# Tex. Transportation Code § 647.002: APPLICATION OF CHAPTER

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Transportation Code § 647.002
- **Heading:** APPLICATION OF CHAPTER
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 647 / Section 647.002

## Text

(a) This chapter applies to any carrier, including a carrier under contract, who at any time uses a motor vehicle to transport to or from a place of employment in this state at least five migrant agricultural workers for a total distance of more than 50 miles.

(b) This chapter does not apply if:

(1) the carrier is a common carrier;

(2) the motor vehicle used is a station wagon or passenger automobile; or

(3) the carrier is a migrant agricultural worker transporting the worker or a member of the worker's immediate family.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.001 § 647.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.001.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.002 § 647.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.002.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.003 § 647.003. TYPE OF VEHICLE ALLOWED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.003.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.004 § 647.004. COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.004.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.005 § 647.005. OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.005.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.006 § 647.006. OPERATOR AGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.006.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.007 § 647.007. OPERATOR PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.007.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.008 § 647.008. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.008.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.009 § 647.009. LIMITATION ON OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.009.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.010 § 647.010. REQUIRED STOP AT RAILROAD CROSSING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.010.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.011 § 647.011. FUEL RESTRICTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.011.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.012 § 647.012. REQUIRED VEHICLE EQUIPMENT; USE OF REQUIRED EQUIPMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.012.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.013 § 647.013. PASSENGER SAFETY PROVISIONS ON MOTOR VEHICLE OTHER THAN BUS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.013.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 647.014 § 647.014. PASSENGER SEATING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C647_S647.014.md)

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