Sec. 621.007. EVIDENCE OF VIOLATION. (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) the document is: (A) a record kept under Section 621.410 ; or (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) the document states: (A) a gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles and cargo that exceeds a weight restriction under this subtitle; or (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. (b) This section does not limit the admissibility of any other evidence relating to the violation.
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