EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES. (3) stopping from a speed of 20 miles per hour in a distance, measured from the location where the service brake pedal or control is activated, of not more than: (B) 30 feet for a motorcycle, moped, or single unit vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less; (i) a single unit vehicle with a manufacturer's gross weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds; (ii) a two-axle towing vehicle and trailer combination with a weight of 3,000 pounds or less; (iii) a bus that does not have a manufacturer's gross weight rating; and, (iv) the combination of vehicles in an operation exempted by Section 547.407(b); and. Sec. SAFE AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED; SALE OF NONCOMPLYING VEHICLE. SUBCHAPTER H. LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. (A) manufactures or assembles a sunscreening device; or. Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 547; Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 548; (a) A bus, truck, or truck-tractor equipped with air brakes shall be equipped with at least one reservoir that: (1) is sufficient to ensure that the service brakes can be fully applied without lowering the reservoir pressure, if fully charged to the maximum pressure as regulated by the air compressor governor cut-out setting, by more than 20 percent; and. SUBCHAPTER L. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES, AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES, AND SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES. 11 (H.B. (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (d), and (e), an offense under this section is a state jail felony. (B) is used exclusively in conjunction with a mobile navigation system installed in the vehicle. Sept. 1, 2001. SINGLE-BEAM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PERMITTED. 1136 (H.B. September 1, 2017. (a) A provision of this chapter that requires a vehicle to be equipped with fixed electric lights does not apply to a farm trailer or fertilizer trailer registered under Section 502.146 or a boat trailer with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less if the trailer is not operated at a time or under a condition specified by Section 547.302(a). Weba tow truck with a mounted light bar which has turn signals and stop lamps in addition to those required by Sections 547.322, 547.323 and 547.324, Transportation Code. These lights must be visible in normal sunlight from at least 300 feet aft. 3646), Sec. For clear taillight lenses to be legal, they must consist of the following components: All motor vehicles are required to have functioning stop lamp (s), as applicable to the number of stop lamp (s) equipped on the vehicle at the time the vehicle was originally manufactured. Currently, there are NO DOT approved "Red" Clear Tail Light Lenses. (a) In this section, "counterfeit airbag" means an airbag that does not meet all applicable federal safety regulations for an airbag designed to be installed in a vehicle of a particular make, model, and year. (e) On receipt under Subsection (d) of the names and addresses, the department shall send by certified mail, return receipt requested, written notice of the compliance proceeding to those persons. 641 (S.B. Sec. (b) The department may bring suit in a district court of Travis County for an injunction to prohibit the manufacture, offer, distribution, or sale of an item of vehicle equipment that is the subject of a department order entered under Section 547.207. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (2) privately owned and operated under a contract with a school district in this state. DISPLAY OF DEVICES WHEN VIEW OF VEHICLE OBSTRUCTED. 1233 (H.B. Vehicle lighting equipment is covered in Chapter 547 of the Texas Transportation Code, Subchapter D. 547.3215- Use of Federal Standard. (A) a system, part, or device that is manufactured or sold as original or replacement equipment or as a vehicle accessory; or. 547.003. SUBCHAPTER K. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OTHER VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. (A) that conform to and are placed on the bus in accordance with specifications adopted under Section 34.002, Education Code; and, (B) that are operated under rules adopted by the school district; and, (A) that conform to regulations adopted under Section 34.002, Education Code; and. The device shall be maintained in good working condition. (e) A person who sells imperfect safety glass for a door, window, or windshield of a motor vehicle shall: (1) label the glass "second," "imperfect," or by a similar term in red letters at least one inch in size to indicate to the consumer the quality of the glass; (2) orally notify the consumer of each imperfection and the possible result of using imperfect glass; and. (a) A motorcycle or a moped shall be equipped with: (1) not more than two headlamps mounted at a height from 24 to 54 inches; (2) at least one taillamp mounted at a height from 20 to 72 inches; (3) a taillamp or separate lamp to illuminate the rear license plate that complies with the requirements of Sections 547.322(f) and (g); (4) at least one stoplamp that complies with the requirements of Section 547.323(d); and. 1, eff. TAILLAMPS REQUIRED. 1328 (H.B. 547.402. 547.104. (a) The operator of a vehicle that is described by Subsection (b) and that is stopped on a roadway or shoulder shall immediately display vehicular hazard warning lamps that comply with Section 547.331, unless the vehicle: (1) is parked lawfully in an urban district; (2) is stopped lawfully to receive or discharge a passenger; (3) is stopped to avoid conflict with other traffic; (4) is stopped to comply with a direction of a police officer or an official traffic-control device; or. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 3, eff. (c) Except for Sections 547.323 and 547.324, a provision of this chapter that requires a vehicle to be equipped with lamps, reflectors, and lighting equipment does not apply to a mobile home if the mobile home: (1) is moved under a permit issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles under Subchapter D, Chapter 623; and. Vehicle Inspection (37 TAC Part 1, Chapter 23) Texas Statutes. (2) place in the following order and as soon as practicable within 15 minutes one lighted red electric lamp or portable red emergency reflector: (A) in the center of the lane occupied by the vehicle toward approaching traffic approximately 100 feet from the vehicle; and. Sec. (a) A person may not offer or distribute for sale or sell an item of vehicle equipment for which a standard is prescribed by this chapter or the department and that does not comply with the standard. (3) whether an item of vehicle equipment has been offered, distributed, or sold without the identification required by Section 547.201. (c) If traffic on the roadway moves in one direction, one flag shall be placed approximately 100 feet and one approximately 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle in the center of the lane occupied by the vehicle. 547.333. APPLICABILITY. 165, Sec. Sec. (a) Unless provided otherwise, a headlamp, auxiliary driving lamp, auxiliary passing lamp, or combination of those lamps mounted on a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or moped: (1) shall be arranged so that the operator can select at will between distributions of light projected at different elevations; and. 2290), Sec. (2) may be arranged so that the operator can select the distribution automatically. 547.3215. (d) A mobile home lighted as provided by this section may be moved only during daytime. (2) "Security patrol vehicle" means a motor vehicle being used for the purpose of providing security services by: (A) a guard company described by Section 1702.108, Occupations Code; or. Sec. HAZARD LAMPS PERMITTED. (2) at the time adopted, correlate with and conform as closely as practicable to the standards and specifications adopted or approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers for a uniform emblem to identify a slow-moving vehicle. SUBCHAPTER M. ADDITIONAL OR ALTERNATIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS. They are not legal in Texas. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1, eff. Sec. (B) higher than 42 inches above the ground at a distance of 75 feet ahead. (2) a bus purchased by a school district that is a model year 2018 or later if the board of trustees for the school district: (A) determines that the district's budget does not permit the district to purchase a bus that is equipped with the seat belts required by this subsection; and. The operator of a vehicle described by Section 547.503(b) or an explosive cargo vehicle that is stopped entirely on the shoulder at a time and in a place referred to in this subchapter shall place required warning devices on the shoulder as close as practicable to the edge of the roadway. 1, eff. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The department shall adopt and enforce rules governing the design, color, lighting and other equipment, construction, and operation of a school bus for the transportation of schoolchildren that is: (1) owned and operated by a school district in this state; or. 870 (H.B. The inspection criteria for tail lamps states: "Tail lamp. Inspect and reject if: lamp is obstructed by any part of the body." Transportation Code 502.409 prohibits attaching or displaying on a motor vehicle a number plate or registration insignia where: Sec. (b) In addition to the single control device required by Section 547.403, a vehicle used to tow another vehicle equipped with vacuum brakes shall be equipped with a second control device that: (1) is used to operate the brakes on a towed vehicle in an emergency; (2) is independent of brake air, hydraulic, or other pressure and independent of other controls, unless the braking system is arranged to automatically apply the towed vehicle's brakes if the pressure for the second control device on the towing vehicle fails; and. (d) A portable reflector unit must be designed and constructed to reflect a red light clearly visible at all distances from 100 to 600 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps. (3) are placed where a lamp is required by this section. 61), Sec. 547.801. For clear taillight lenses to be legal, they must consist of the following components: All motor vehicles are required to have functioning stop lamp(s), as applicable to the number of stop lamp(s) equipped on the vehicle at the time the vehicle was originally manufactured. 280 (H.B. HEADLAMPS REQUIRED. 3171), Sec. The federal standards in that section in effect, if any, at the time the vehicle or motor vehicle was manufactured. 2837), Sec. Sec. 547.383. (B) its use does not prevent operation of the automatic brakes. 547.7012. All motor vehicles are required to have functioning stop lamp (s), as applicable to the number Blackout. COLOR REQUIREMENTS. (c) Lighted fog lamps may be used with lower headlamp beams as specified by Section 547.333. (2) lawful upper beams of headlamps on a vehicle manufactured or assembled before January 1, 1972. (B) may be displayed separately or in combination with another lamp. 547.607. 547.382. MUFFLER REQUIRED. 882 (H.B. 547.617. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (c) In this section, "super single tire" means a wide-base, single tire that may be used in place of two standard tires on the same axle. 547.602. Sec. 547.408. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 547.353. 2019), Sec. Sec. PARKING BRAKES REQUIRED. A DOT approved tail light is a road legal light, all you have to do is check to make sure the light is DOT approved. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 589), Sec. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER BUSES. MOTORCYCLE AND MOPED FOOTRESTS AND HANDHOLDS REQUIRED. (B) authorized to operate under license or permit by a local authority; (15) a vehicle that is maintained by a law enforcement agency and used for law enforcement purposes; or. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. APPLICABILITY. 910 (H.B. GENERAL OFFENSES. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or combination of those vehicles shall be equipped with brakes that comply with this chapter. (a) A motor vehicle may be equipped with no more than two auxiliary passing lamps. Sec. The department shall conduct a hearing on the issue of compliance if a person required by Section 547.205 to be notified requests a hearing in the manner and within the time specified by that section. (a) An authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, exhaust whistle, or bell: (1) of a type approved by the department; and. (B) a vehicle, implement of husbandry, or machinery, including road construction machinery, that is towed by: (ii) a motor vehicle designed to operate at a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour or less. (2) may not contain any refrigerant that is flammable or is toxic to persons unless the refrigerant is included in the list published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a safe alternative motor vehicle air conditioning substitute for chlorofluorocarbon-12, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. September 1, 2009. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (9) "Sunscreening device" means a film, material, or device that meets the department's standards for reducing effects of the sun. (2) comply with the performance requirements of this chapter. (a) For a vehicle or item of vehicle equipment subject to a motor vehicle safety standard of the United States, the department may, on or after the first sale of the vehicle or item of vehicle equipment: (1) require the manufacturer to submit adequate test data to show that the vehicle or item of vehicle equipment complies with standards of the United States; (2) review the manufacturer's laboratory test data and the qualifications of the laboratory; and. DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATION OR APPROVAL OF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. 547.601. A red reflector may be included as a part of a taillamp. 90(c), eff. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. (c) A stoplamp shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle. (b) A truck-tractor or truck used to tow a vehicle equipped with vacuum brakes, or a truck with at least three axles that is equipped with vacuum brakes, shall be equipped with a warning signal, other than a gauge showing vacuum, that is readily audible or visible to the vehicle operator and that shows when the vacuum in the reservoir or reserve capacity is less than eight inches of mercury. Inspect and reject if: lamp is obstructed by any part of the body.". Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 165, Sec. 96, eff. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a slow-moving vehicle shall display a slow-moving-vehicle emblem that: (1) has a reflective surface designed to be clearly visible in daylight or at night from the light of standard automobile headlamps at a distance of at least 500 feet; (2) is mounted base down on the rear of the vehicle and at a height that does not impair the visibility of the emblem; and. (12) "Off-highway vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 551A.001. (2) are located and suspended behind the rearmost wheels of the vehicle or the rearmost vehicle in the combination within eight inches of the surface of the highway. (3) two red lamps, one on each side, that indicate the maximum overhang and are visible at a distance of at least 500 feet from the side. Lighting/Marking. 1918), Sec. OFFENSE RELATING TO VIOLATION OF SPECIAL-USE PROVISIONS. (1) cite the standard that the item allegedly violates; (2) state that the manufacturer of the item has been notified and may request a hearing on the issue of compliance before a stated date; (3) state that if the manufacturer or another person requests a hearing, the person may appear at the hearing; (4) state that if the manufacturer does not request a hearing, the person may request a hearing by filing a written request with the department not later than the 30th day after the date notice is received; and. September 1, 2019. (c) Except as provided by this section, an authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with signal lamps that: (1) are mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable; (2) display four alternately flashing red lights, two located on the front at the same level and two located on the rear at the same level; and. 547.324. Sec. (c) In this section, "passenger vehicle" means a vehicle that has a maximum seating capacity of 10 persons, including the operator, and that does not have a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating. This chapter does not prohibit and the department by rule may not prohibit the use of: (1) equipment required by an agency of the United States; or. In this chapter: (1) "Air-conditioning equipment" means mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment used to cool a motor vehicle passenger or operator compartment. 3087), Sec. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. The bulb must have a "DOT" or appropriate SAE stamp on it. (2) "Recording device" means a feature that is installed by the manufacturer in a motor vehicle and that does any of the following for the purpose of retrieving information from the vehicle after an accident in which the vehicle has been involved: (A) records the speed and direction the vehicle is traveling; (D) records brake performance, including information on whether brakes were applied before an accident; (E) records the driver's safety belt status; or. (3) "Tow truck" means a motor vehicle or mechanical device that is adapted or used to tow, winch, or move a disabled vehicle. (2) aimed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam from a lamp mounted to the left of center on a vehicle projects a beam of light at a distance of 25 feet that is higher than four inches below the level of the center of the lamp. 12(2), eff. (d) The same brake drums, brake shoes and lining assemblies, brake shoe anchors, and mechanical brake shoe actuation mechanism normally associated with wheel brake assemblies may be used for the parking brakes and service brakes. (a) A person commits an offense that is a misdemeanor if the person operates or moves or, as an owner, knowingly permits another to operate or move, a vehicle that: (1) is unsafe so as to endanger a person; (2) is not equipped in a manner that complies with the vehicle equipment standards and requirements established by this chapter; or. (1) shall be mounted at the same level and spaced as widely apart as practicable on the front and on the rear of the vehicle; and. (2) an operator approaching a vehicle from the rear within 300 feet may not select the uppermost distribution of light. Sec. The department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. (a) A solid rubber tire used on a vehicle must have rubber on the traction surface that extends above the edge of the flange of the periphery. Sec. (d) A lighted headlamp on a parked vehicle shall be dimmed. ALTERNATIVE ROAD LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PERMITTED. PROVISIONS RELATING TO WARNING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS ON VEHICLES. 160), Sec. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2.13, eff. OFFENSE RELATING TO WARNING DEVICES. VISIBLE WARNING DEVICES REQUIRED. Sec. 1, eff. (2) rear lamps on the rearmost vehicle in the combination. RECORDING DEVICES. (b) The operator of an authorized emergency vehicle shall use the siren, whistle, or bell when necessary to warn other vehicle operators or pedestrians of the approach of the emergency vehicle. September 1, 2018. RESTRICTIONS ON WINDOWS. REFLECTORS REQUIRED. A stop lamp must be visible from a distance of not less than 300 feet to the rear in normal sunlight. If the operator uses liquid-burning flares to comply with Subsection (b)(2), the operator shall also, after complying with Subsection (b)(2)(B), place a liquid-burning flare at the traffic side of the vehicle at least 10 feet in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic. 1345 (S.B. 9, eff. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who sells or registers a new passenger-type motor vehicle, including a passenger bus and school bus, shall equip the vehicle doors, windows, and windshield with safety glazing material of a type approved by the department. 547.329. September 1, 2009. (e) A private vehicle operated by a volunteer firefighter responding to a fire alarm or a medical emergency may be equipped with a signal lamp that is temporarily attached to the vehicle roof and flashes a red light visible at a distance of at least 500 feet in normal sunlight. Sec. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (3) a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer with a gross weight heavier than 4,500 pounds but not heavier than 15,000 pounds drawn at a speed of more than 30 miles per hour, if the brakes operate on both wheels of the rear axle. September 1, 2007. 1623), Sec. SUBCHAPTER C. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE OFFER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. 1, eff. (a) A school bus shall be equipped with: (1) a convex mirror or other device that reflects to the school bus operator a clear view of the area immediately in front of the vehicle that would otherwise be hidden from view; and. (b) In adopting rules under this section, the department shall emphasize: (2) long-range, maintenance-free factors. (a) A motor vehicle shall be equipped with a horn in good working condition that emits a sound audible under normal conditions at a distance of at least 200 feet. Rear reflectors on a vehicle shall reflect a red color. VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 1, eff. 547.301. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2.72, eff. 8, eff. (1) apply to each school district, the officers and employees of a district, and each person employed under contract by a school district; and. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTIFUNCTION SCHOOL ACTIVITY BUSES. (a) In this section, "radar interference device" means a device, a mechanism, an instrument, or equipment that is designed, manufactured, used, or intended to be used to interfere with, scramble, disrupt, or otherwise cause to malfunction a radar or laser device used to measure the speed of a motor vehicle by a law enforcement agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state, including a "radar jamming device," "jammer," "scrambler," or "diffuser." Required by section 547.333 rear reflectors on a motor vehicle texas tail light laws manufactured ; 1999... 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