1. (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. (1) Police traffic supervision on rural highways:

      1. (A) police traffic direction;
      2. (B) police traffic accident investigation; and
      3. (C) police traffic law enforcement and patrol.

   2. (2) General police work--primarily on rural highways:

      1. (A) criminal law enforcement;
      2. (B) emergencies and disasters; and
      3. (C) security activities.

2. (b) License and Weight Service. The program of the License and Weight 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. (1) Supervision of commercial vehicle traffic:

      1. (A) assistance to commercial vehicle owners and operators on technical matters;
      2. (B) supervision of motor carrier operations; and
      3. (C) traffic law enforcement on commercial vehicles.
   2. (2) Traffic and criminal law enforcement on rural highways.

3. (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. (1) Inspection station supervision:

      1. (A) station qualification;
      2. (B) station inspection;
      3. (C) station control; and
      4. (D) supervision of emissions testing.
   2. (2) Traffic and criminal law enforcement by vehicle inspection commissioned officers.

4. (d) Safety Education Service. The program of the Safety Education Service is "Public Safety Education." This program consists of the following major activities:

   1. (1) Public traffic safety education;
   2. (2) Public education in crime prevention and safety related matters;
   3. (3) Public information;
   4. (4) Cooperation with and assistance to other agencies; and
   5. (5) Traffic and criminal law enforcement.

5. (e) Communications Service. The program of the Communications Service is "Police Communication." This program consists of the following activities:

   1. (1) Transmission and receipt of department messages;
   2. (2) Transmission and receipt of emergency-type messages for other police agencies; and
   3. (3) Other special assistance to other departments and agencies.
6. (f) 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.

7. (g) Motor Carrier Bureau. The program of the Motor Carrier Bureau is to provide administrative support applicable to the License and Weight Service relative to motor carrier safety issues. This program consists of the following sections.

   1. (1) The Motor Carrier Safety Section will provide the support to administer the Motor Carrier Safety Requirements.
   2. (2) The Motor Carrier Records Section maintains all activity reports submitted by the License and Weight Service.
   3. (3) The Motor Carrier Compliance Audit Section performs the administrative function of the enforcement of the Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Regulations.

Source Note:The provisions of this §1.4 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective May 27, 1987, 12 TexReg 1565; amended to be effective November 20, 1987, 12 TexReg 4123; amended to be effective December 6, 1989, 14 TexReg 6176; amended to be effective March 2, 1998, 23 TexReg 1987; amended to be effective August 4, 1998, 23 TexReg 7841; amended to be effective July 17, 2003, 28 TexReg 5540.