Tex. Transp. Code § 647.015 · Chapter 647. MOTOR TRANSPORTATION OF MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
PASSENGER SEATING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TRIPS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A motor vehicle transporting migrant agricultural workers for a total distance of 100 miles or more must have a passenger compartment in accordance with this section.
(b) Each passenger seat must:
(1) be securely attached to the vehicle during use;
(2) be not less than 16 or more than 19 inches above the floor;
(3) be at least 13 inches deep;
(4) be equipped with backrests that extend at least 36 inches above the floor;
(5) have at least 24 inches of space between the backrests or the edges of the opposite seats when positioned face to face;
(6) provide at least 18 inches of seat area for each passenger;
(7) not have any cracks that are more than one-fourth inch wide;
(8) not have any cracks in the backrests, if slatted, that are more than two inches wide; and
(9) have any exposed wood surfaces planed or sanded smooth and free of splinters.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.34(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.647.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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