Texas Transportation Code
§ 547.611 — USE OF CERTAIN VIDEO EQUIPMENT AND TELEVISION RECEIVERS
TN § 547.611Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT · Art. K. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OTHER VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
Statute text
View on source(a)A motor vehicle may be equipped with video receiving equipment, including a television, a digital video disc player, a videocassette player, or similar equipment, only if the equipment is located so that the video display is not visible from the operator's seat unless the vehicle's transmission is in park or the vehicle's parking brake is applied.
(b)A motor vehicle specially designed as a mobile unit used by a licensed television station may have video receiving equipment located so that the video display is visible from the operator's side, but the receiver may be used only when the vehicle is stopped.
(c)This section does not prohibit the use of:
(1)equipment used:
(A)exclusively for receiving digital information for commercial purposes;
(B)exclusively for a safety or law enforcement purpose, if each installation is approved by the department;
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 942 (H.B. 3832), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.