Sec. 721.005. EXEMPTION FROM INSCRIPTION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY-OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) The governing body of a municipality may exempt from the requirements of Section 721.004 : (1) an automobile when used to perform an official duty by a: (A) police department; (B) magistrate as defined by Article 2A.151 , Code of Criminal Procedure; (C) medical examiner; (D) municipal code enforcement officer designated to enforce environmental criminal laws; or (E) municipal fire marshal or arson investigator; or (2) an automobile used by a municipal employee only when conducting an investigation involving suspected fraud or other mismanagement within the municipality. (b) The commissioners court of a county may exempt from the requirements of Section 721.004 : (1) an automobile when used to perform an official duty by a: (A) police department; (B) sheriff's office; (C) constable's office; (D) criminal district attorney's office; (E) district attorney's office; (F) county attorney's office; (G) magistrate as defined by Article 2A.151 , Code of Criminal Procedure; (H) county fire marshal's office; or (I) medical examiner; or (2) a juvenile probation department vehicle used to transport children, when used to perform an official duty. (c) An exemption provided under this section does not apply to a contract deputy.
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