Texas Transportation Code

§ 547.401 — BRAKES REQUIRED

TN § 547.401Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT · Art. I. PROVISIONS RELATING TO BRAKE REQUIREMENTS ON VEHICLES

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or combination of those vehicles shall be equipped with brakes that comply with this chapter.

(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

(2)its gross weight is heavier than 4,500 pounds but not heavier than 15,000 pounds, and it is drawn at a speed of not more than 30 miles per hour.

Legislative history

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