1610), Sec. (B) is aimed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam on the motorcycle that is on a straight and level road under any condition of loading projects into the eyes of an approaching vehicle operator. This subsection does not prohibit an additional control device that may be used to operate brakes on a towed vehicle. In addition to other equipment required by this chapter: (1) a bus, truck, trailer, or semitrailer that is at least 80 inches wide shall be equipped with: (A) two clearance lamps on the front, one at each side; (B) two clearance lamps on the rear, one at each side; (C) four side marker lamps, one on each side at or near the front and one on each side at or near the rear; (D) four reflectors, one on each side at or near the front and one on each side at or near the rear; and. (a) A motor vehicle may be equipped with video receiving equipment, including a television, a digital video disc player, a videocassette player, or similar equipment, only if the equipment is located so that the video display is not visible from the operator's seat unless the vehicle's transmission is in park or the vehicle's parking brake is applied. Sept. 1, 1999. September 1, 2019. (a) A motor vehicle may be equipped with no more than two auxiliary passing lamps. 2837), Sec. (2) are promptly applied automatically and remain applied for at least 15 minutes in case of a breakaway from the towing vehicle. The department shall conduct a hearing on the issue of compliance if a person required by Section 547.205 to be notified requests a hearing in the manner and within the time specified by that section. The department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. Sec. (c) Lighted fog lamps may be used with lower headlamp beams as specified by Section 547.333. REFLECTORS REQUIRED. Everything that complies with those standards is "legal. Sec. Sec. (b) A trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is not required to have brakes if: (1) its gross weight is 4,500 pounds or less; or. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES. Sec. May 22, 2015. EMERGENCY BRAKES REQUIRED. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (d) Not more than four of the following may be lighted at one time on the front of a motor vehicle: (1) a headlamp required by this chapter; or. Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 547; Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 548; 160), Sec. Sec. (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (d), and (e), an offense under this section is a state jail felony. (a) A reflector shall be mounted: (1) at a height from 24 to 60 inches; or. An alternate or additional material, particularly something dark, would impair its effectiveness. Unless sufficient light exists to reveal a person or vehicle at a distance of 1,000 feet, the operator of a vehicle described by Section 547.503(b) or an explosive cargo vehicle that is disabled, or stopped for more than 10 minutes, within 500 feet of a curve, hillcrest, or other obstruction to view shall place the required warning device for the direction of the obstruction from 100 to 500 feet from the vehicle so as to provide ample warning to other traffic. 165, Sec. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two stoplamps. Flashing lights are prohibited, except on an authorized emergency vehicle, school bus, bicycle, road maintenance equipment, tow truck or towing vehicle, service 4, eff. (d) A golf cart, neighborhood electric vehicle, or off-highway vehicle that is operated at a speed of not more than 25 miles per hour is required to display a slow-moving-vehicle emblem when it is operated on a highway. 3838), Sec. September 1, 2006. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. For more information about the (b) In addition to the single control device required by Section 547.403, a vehicle used to tow another vehicle equipped with vacuum brakes shall be equipped with a second control device that: (1) is used to operate the brakes on a towed vehicle in an emergency; (2) is independent of brake air, hydraulic, or other pressure and independent of other controls, unless the braking system is arranged to automatically apply the towed vehicle's brakes if the pressure for the second control device on the towing vehicle fails; and. 547.505. ALTERNATIVE ROAD LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PERMITTED. (1) mounted at a height from 15 to 60 inches; and, (A) from 100 to 600 feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps; or. (c) A motor vehicle operator shall use a horn to provide audible warning only when necessary to insure safe operation. 910 (H.B. SLOW-MOVING-VEHICLE EMBLEM STANDARDS. DISPLAY OF DEVICES WHEN VIEW OF VEHICLE OBSTRUCTED. 282 (S.B. (1) mounted on the front of the vehicle at a height from 12 to 30 inches; and. 547.382. (e) A private vehicle operated by a volunteer firefighter responding to a fire alarm or a medical emergency may be equipped with a signal lamp that is temporarily attached to the vehicle roof and flashes a red light visible at a distance of at least 500 feet in normal sunlight. The lights, both front and rear, are made by the manufacturer to meet this safety standard. OFFENSE RELATING TO WARNING DEVICES. (b) The department may bring suit in a district court of Travis County for an injunction to prohibit the manufacture, offer, distribution, or sale of an item of vehicle equipment that is the subject of a department order entered under Section 547.207. Sec. (a) The operator of a vehicle described by Section 547.503(b) or an explosive cargo vehicle that is disabled, or stopped for more than 10 minutes, on a roadway outside an urban district or on a roadway of a divided highway when lighted lamps are not required shall display two red flags that comply with Section 547.502. (1) mounted at the same level and spaced as widely apart as practicable on the front and on the rear of the vehicle; and. (2) lighted only when the uppermost distribution of light is in use. (a) A clearance lamp, identification lamp, side marker lamp, or reflector mounted on the front, on the side near the front, or in the center of the vehicle must be or reflect amber. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (e) If the means of applying the parking brakes and service brakes are connected, the brake system shall be constructed so that the failure of one part will not cause the vehicle to be without operative brakes. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES. (a) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter. (c) Except as provided by this section, an authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with signal lamps that: (1) are mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable; (2) display four alternately flashing red lights, two located on the front at the same level and two located on the rear at the same level; and. September 1, 2011. 547.004. SAFE AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED; SALE OF NONCOMPLYING VEHICLE. SINGLE-BEAM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PERMITTED. 3171), Sec. Unless the law states Sec. Or the trailer itself may not be longer than 35 feet (10.7 meters) in some places. (2) pays a reimbursement fee not to exceed $10. Sec. COMPLIANCE PROCEEDING HEARING. September 1, 2019. USE OF CERTAIN VIDEO EQUIPMENT AND TELEVISION RECEIVERS. (3) two red lamps, one on each side, that indicate the maximum overhang and are visible at a distance of at least 500 feet from the side. (B) higher than 42 inches above the ground at a distance of 75 feet ahead. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (e) If vehicles are traveling in combination, only the taillamps on the rearmost vehicle are required to emit a light for the distance specified in Subsection (d). Sec. (2) that emits a sound audible under normal conditions at a distance of at least 500 feet. (c) The department may not require a manufacturer of a vehicle or of an item of vehicle equipment subject to a motor vehicle safety standard of the United States to use an outside laboratory or a specified laboratory. (c) A bus to which this section applies must bear a sign on the rear of the bus stating: "Caution--children may be exiting". (d) A person who violates this section commits an offense. Sec. These lights must be red in color and be mounted on the rear of the trailer, as far apart as possible. SUBCHAPTER H. LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. 1352 (S.B. (3) emit a light visible at a distance of 500 feet in normal sunlight. (2) the federal standards in that section in effect, if any, at the time the vehicle or motor vehicle was manufactured. (2) capable of revealing a person or vehicle 100 feet ahead. 5, eff. (d) The same brake drums, brake shoes and lining assemblies, brake shoe anchors, and mechanical brake shoe actuation mechanism normally associated with wheel brake assemblies may be used for the parking brakes and service brakes. 2.12, eff. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. The term does not include a ham radio, band radio, or similar electronic device. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two stoplamps. 1092 (H.B. RESTRICTIONS ON AIRBAGS. (3) at the time adopted, correlate with and conform as closely as possible to specifications approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers. (d) A person who sells or attaches to a motor vehicle a camper manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1972, shall equip the camper doors and windows with safety glazing material of a type approved by the department. (f) If a recording device is used as part of a subscription service, the subscription service agreement must disclose that the device may record or transmit information as described by Subsection (a)(2). Section 7E. May 30, 2009. 323), Sec. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) This section does not prohibit the use of: (A) exclusively for receiving digital information for commercial purposes; (B) exclusively for a safety or law enforcement purpose, if each installation is approved by the department; (C) in a remote television transmission truck; or, (D) exclusively for monitoring the performance of equipment installed on a vehicle used for safety purposes in connection with the operations of a natural gas, water, or electric utility; or, (A) produces an electronic display; and. Sec. To comply with Texas law, you need to turn on your headlights from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise. 693), Sec. Section 571.108; or. September 1, 2019. (a) A vehicle, other than a moped or a motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less, shall be equipped with at least one lamp, or a combination of lamps, that: (1) emits a white or amber light visible at a distance of 1,000 feet from the front and a red light visible at a distance of 1,000 feet from the rear; and. (2) a lowermost distribution of light that: (A) reveals a person or vehicle at a distance of at least 150 feet ahead; and. Brake lights: Clear, unobtrusive lenses are legal. Rear reflectors on a vehicle shall reflect a red color. (a) A person may appeal an order entered under Section 547.207 to a district court in Travis County only if a hearing was held by the department and the person: (2) appeared at the hearing on compliance. (b) A truck-tractor or truck used to tow a vehicle equipped with vacuum brakes, or a truck with at least three axles that is equipped with vacuum brakes, shall be equipped with a warning signal, other than a gauge showing vacuum, that is readily audible or visible to the vehicle operator and that shows when the vacuum in the reservoir or reserve capacity is less than eight inches of mercury. 860 (H.B. 229 (H.B. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a farm tractor, self-propelled unit of farm equipment, or implement of husbandry shall be equipped with: (1) at least two headlamps that comply with Section 547.333, 547.334, or 547.335; (2) at least one red lamp visible at a distance of at least 1,000 feet from the rear and mounted as far to the left of the center of the vehicle as practicable; (3) at least two red reflectors visible at all distances from 100 to 600 feet from the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps; and. (a) In a hearing under Section 547.206 or in the absence of a request for a hearing, the department may make a determination of the following issues only: (1) whether an item of vehicle equipment has been offered, distributed, or sold in violation of a department standard; (2) whether the manufacturer did not submit test data required by the department under Section 547.203; and. (a) The operator of a vehicle that is described by Subsection (b) and that is stopped on a roadway or shoulder shall immediately display vehicular hazard warning lamps that comply with Section 547.331, unless the vehicle: (1) is parked lawfully in an urban district; (2) is stopped lawfully to receive or discharge a passenger; (3) is stopped to avoid conflict with other traffic; (4) is stopped to comply with a direction of a police officer or an official traffic-control device; or. (2) makes the plate clearly legible at a distance of 50 feet from the rear. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes, a free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. September 1, 2007. (B) is aimed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam on a vehicle that is operated on a straight, level road under any condition of loading projects into the eyes of an approaching vehicle operator. The federal standards in that section in effect, if any, at the time the vehicle or motor vehicle was manufactured. Sec. 547.402. (c) If traffic on the roadway moves in one direction, one flag shall be placed approximately 100 feet and one approximately 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle in the center of the lane occupied by the vehicle. In terms of taillights, all vehicles in Texas must also have at least two brake lights that emit a red or yellow light. The attorney general shall represent the department in the suit. Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) At least one headlamp shall be mounted on each side of the front of the vehicle. Sec. 547.608. 1116), Sec. (c) Except as provided by Section 547.506 and Subsection (d), the operator of a vehicle described by Section 547.503(b) or an explosive cargo vehicle that is disabled, or stopped for more than 10 minutes, on a roadway of a divided highway shall place the warning devices described by Subsection (b): (1) in the center of the lane occupied by the vehicle toward approaching traffic approximately 200 feet from the vehicle; (2) in the center of the lane occupied by the vehicle toward approaching traffic approximately 100 feet from the vehicle; and. For clear taillight lenses to be legal, they must consist of the following components: All motor vehicles are required to have functioning stop lamp (s), as applicable to the number of stop lamp (s) equipped on the vehicle at the time the vehicle was originally manufactured. Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes, a free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. 2837), Sec. (b) A spotlamp shall be aimed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam strikes the windshield, window, mirror, or occupant of another vehicle in use. (b) The Texas Department of Transportation may adopt standards and specifications for lighting that permit the use of flashing lights for identification purposes on highway maintenance or construction vehicles and service vehicles. 30.118(a), eff. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) A person may not use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device on a motor vehicle. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) In this section, "automated motor vehicle" and "automated driving system" have the meanings assigned by Section 545.451. 7, eff. (B) its use does not prevent operation of the automatic brakes. 1 Is it safe and legal to cover just the light in the rear of my car with the red rear light tape in order to get it covered, or do I need to actually cover where the whole cover for the light was in order to be legal? Gooseneck trailers require at least two tail lamps to illuminate the vehicle. (a-2) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) makes or sells a counterfeit airbag to be installed in a motor vehicle; (2) intentionally alters an airbag that is not counterfeit in a manner that causes the airbag to not meet all applicable federal safety regulations for an airbag designed to be installed in a vehicle of a particular make, model, and year; (3) represents to another person that a counterfeit airbag installed in a motor vehicle is not counterfeit; or. (B) votes to approve that determination in a public meeting. 11 (H.B. (b) This section does not apply to a truck-tractor operated alone or a pole trailer. (c) If a motor vehicle displaying a slow-moving-vehicle emblem tows machinery, including an implement of husbandry, and the visibility of the emblem is not obstructed, the towed unit is not required to display a slow-moving-vehicle emblem. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2019. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. September 1, 2011. (A) that conform to and are placed on the bus in accordance with specifications adopted under Section 34.002, Education Code; and, (B) that are operated under rules adopted by the school district; and, (A) that conform to regulations adopted under Section 34.002, Education Code; and. HEADLAMPS REQUIRED. The stop lamp shall be actuated upon application of the service (foot) brake and may be incorporated with one or more other rear lamps. 547.005. (B) 43.5 percent of the gross weight of the vehicle for a vehicle other than a passenger vehicle; (2) decelerating to a stop from 20 miles per hour or less at not less than: (A) 17 feet per second per second for a passenger vehicle; or, (B) 14 feet per second per second for other vehicles; and. GENERAL OFFENSES. If a department standard is prescribed, the department shall determine whether the item complies with the standard. 1, eff. For instance, in New York, license plate lights are also inspected. Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least two tail lamps, unless vehicle was manufactured prior to 1960, in which case your vehicle is required to be equipped with one (1) tail lamp mounted on the rear which, when illuminated, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of 1,000 feet to the rear. (e) The operator of an explosive cargo vehicle may not display as a warning device a flare, fusee, or signal produced by flame. SUBCHAPTER L. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES, AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES, AND SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES. (a) A motor vehicle shall be equipped with a horn in good working condition that emits a sound audible under normal conditions at a distance of at least 200 feet. (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. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a vehicle that is used in construction or maintenance work and is traveling in a construction area that is marked as required by the Texas Transportation Commission. 3646), Sec. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) A passenger car or truck that was manufactured or assembled before the model year 1960 shall be equipped with at least one taillamp. The color, mounting, and visibility requirements in this subchapter apply only to equipment on a vehicle described by Section 547.352. 4, eff. GENERAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS. September 1, 2017. Sec. 547.605. 6, eff. LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION VEHICLES. 2553), Sec. (5-a) "Road machinery" means a self-propelled vehicle that: (A) was originally and permanently designed as machinery; (B) is not designed or used primarily to transport persons or property; and. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Sec. (6-a) "Service vehicle" means a highway or traffic maintenance vehicle that: (A) is owned and operated on a highway by or for a governmental agency and performs a function requiring the use of a lamp or illuminating device in accordance with the standards and specifications adopted under Section 547.105; or. June 15, 2007. They are not legal in Texas. 1, 2, eff. 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