Tex. Transp. Code § 547.617 · Subchapter K. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OTHER VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
MOTORCYCLE AND MOPED FOOTRESTS AND HANDHOLDS REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A motorcycle or moped that is designed to carry more than one person must be equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger.
(b) This section does not apply to an autocycle as defined by Section 501.008 or a motorcycle as defined by Section 521.001(a)(6-a).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1111 (H.B. 3838), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 67 (S.B. 449), Sec. 6, eff. May 22, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 2.14, eff. September 1, 2019.
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