TITLE: Relating to operating a motor vehicle while a person is occupying the trunk of the motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense.

SUMMARY: Relating to operating a motor vehicle while a person is occupying the trunk of the motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to operating a motor vehicle while a person is occupying the trunk of the motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 545.4141 to read as follows: Sec. 545.4141. CARRYING PERSON IN TRUNK; OFFENSE. (a) In this section, "trunk" means that portion of a motor vehicle that is: (1) designed for the transportation of cargo and not the transportation of the operator or passengers; and (2) enclosed on all sides and accessible only by means of a door or lid. (b) A person commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle on a highway or street while another person is occupying the trunk. (c) An offense under this section is a Class Bmisdemeanor. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.