Tex. Lab. Code § 51.015 · Subchapter B. RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT
OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An occupation that involves the operation of a motor vehicle by a child for a commercial purpose is not a hazardous occupation under this chapter if the child:
(1) has a driver's license under Chapter 521, Transportation Code;
(2) is not required to obtain a commercial driver's license under Chapter 522, Transportation Code, to perform the duties of the occupation;
(3) performs the duties of the occupation:
(A) under the direct supervision of the child's parent or an adult having custody of the child; and
(B) for a business owned or operated by the child's parent or guardian; and
(4) operates a vehicle that has no more than two axles and does not exceed a gross vehicle weight rating of 15,000 pounds.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules consistent with this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.213, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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