Texas Transportation Code
§ 551A.015 — TEACHING AND TESTING METHODS
TN § 551A.015Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 551A. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES · Art. B. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE OPERATOR EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION FOR OPERATION ON PUBLIC LAND OR BEACH
Statute text
View on source(a)If the department determines that vehicle operation is not feasible in a program component or at a particular program location, the operator education and certification program for persons who are at least 14 years of age may use teaching or testing methods that do not involve the actual operation of an off-highway vehicle.
(b)An operator safety certificate may not be issued to a person younger than 14 years of age unless the person has successfully completed a training course that involves the actual operation of an off-highway vehicle. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by:
Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 1956), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 8.019, eff. September 1, 2020. Transferred, redesignated and amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 25, eff. June 14, 2019.