1. (a) In a proceeding in which a violation of a weight restriction under this subtitle may be an issue, a document is admissible as relevant evidence of the violation if:

   1. (1) the document is:

      1. (A) a record kept under Section 621.410; or
      2. (B) a bill of lading, freight bill, weight certification, or similar document that is issued by a person consigning cargo for shipment or engaged in the business of transporting or forwarding cargo; and

   2. (2) the document states:

      1. (A) a gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles and cargo that exceeds a weight restriction under this subtitle; or
      2. (B) a gross weight of the cargo that combined with the empty weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds a weight restriction under this subtitle.
2. (b) This section does not limit the admissibility of any other evidence relating to the violation.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1227, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.