Tex. Transp. Code § 547.802 · Subchapter M. ADDITIONAL OR ALTERNATIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS
BRAKE EQUIPMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a motorcycle or a moped complies with the performance requirements of Section 547.408, brakes are not required on the wheel of a sidecar attached to the motorcycle or moped.
(b) If a moped or a motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less complies with the performance standards of Section 547.408, brakes are not required on the front wheel of the moped or motorcycle.
(c) The director may require an inspection of the braking system of a moped or a motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less and may disapprove a system that:
(1) does not comply with the brake performance requirements in Section 547.408; or
(2) is not designed or constructed to ensure reasonable and reliable performance during actual use.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 2.17, eff. September 1, 2019.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.547.htm
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