Texas Transportation Code
§ 545.414 — RIDING IN OPEN BEDS; OFFENSE
TN § 545.414Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES · Art. I. MISCELLANEOUS RULES
Statute text
View on source(a)A person commits an offense if the person operates an open-bed pickup truck or an open flatbed truck or draws an open flatbed trailer when a child younger than 18 years of age is occupying the bed of the truck or trailer.
(b)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200.
(c)It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person was:
(1)operating or towing the vehicle in a parade or in an emergency;
(2)operating the vehicle to transport farmworkers from one field to another field on a farm-to-market road, ranch-to-market road, or county road outside a municipality;
(3)operating the vehicle on a beach;
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Legislative history
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 79, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.