Texas Transportation Code

§ 547.204 — VEHICLE EQUIPMENT TESTING: FEDERAL STANDARDS

TN § 547.204Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT · Art. C. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE OFFER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

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(a)For a vehicle or item of vehicle equipment subject to a motor vehicle safety standard of the United States, the department may, on or after the first sale of the vehicle or item of vehicle equipment:

(1)require the manufacturer to submit adequate test data to show that the vehicle or item of vehicle equipment complies with standards of the United States;

(2)review the manufacturer's laboratory test data and the qualifications of the laboratory; and

(3)independently test the vehicle or item of vehicle equipment.

(b)The department may not require certification or approval of an item of vehicle equipment subject to a motor vehicle safety standard of the United States.

(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.

Legislative history

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