Tex. Transp. Code § 547.101 · Subchapter B. ADOPTION OF RULES AND STANDARDS
RULES AND STANDARDS IN GENERAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter.
(b) The department may adopt standards for vehicle equipment to:
(1) protect the public from unreasonable risk of death or injury; and
(2) enforce safety standards of the United States as permitted under the federal motor vehicle act.
(c) A department standard must:
(1) duplicate a standard of the United States that applies to the same aspect of vehicle equipment performance as the department standard; or
(2) if there is no standard of the United States for the same aspect of vehicle equipment performance as the department standard, conform as closely as possible to a relevant standard of the United States, similar standards established by other states, and a standard issued or endorsed by recognized national standard-setting organizations or agencies.
(d) The department may not adopt a vehicle equipment standard inconsistent with a standard provided by this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.547.htm
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