Texas Transportation Code

§ 547.101 — RULES AND STANDARDS IN GENERAL

TN § 547.101Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT · Art. B. ADOPTION OF RULES AND STANDARDS

(a)The department may adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter.

(b)The department may adopt standards for vehicle equipment to:

(1)protect the public from unreasonable risk of death or injury; and

(2)enforce safety standards of the United States as permitted under the federal motor vehicle act.

(c)A department standard must:

(1)duplicate a standard of the United States that applies to the same aspect of vehicle equipment performance as the department standard; or

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.