Texas Transportation Code

§ 545.4121 — DISMISSAL; OBTAINING CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY SEAT SYSTEM

TN § 545.4121Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES · Art. I. MISCELLANEOUS RULES

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(a)This section applies to an offense committed under Section 545.412.

(b)It is a defense to prosecution of an offense to which this section applies that the defendant provides to the court evidence satisfactory to the court that:

(1)at the time of the offense:

(A)the defendant was not arrested or issued a citation for violation of any other offense;

(B)the defendant did not possess a child passenger safety seat system in the vehicle; and

(C)the vehicle the defendant was operating was not involved in a collision; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1391 (H.B. 1294), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1391 (H.B. 1294), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2023.