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TX Transp Code § 552A.0005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552A - Devices Subject to Pedestrian Laws|Subchapter A. Personal Delivery and Mobile Carrying Devices|Section 552A.0005. Device Operation

Sec. 552A.0005.  DEVICE OPERATION.  (a)  A personal delivery or mobile carrying device operated under this subchapter must:(1)  operate in a manner that complies with the provisions of this subtitle applicable to pedestrians, unless the provision cannot by its nature apply to the device;(2)  yield the right-of-way to all other traffic, including pedestrians;(3)  not unreasonably interfere with or obstruct other traffic, including pedestrians;(4)  if operated at nighttime, display the lights required by Section 552A.0007 or 552A.0008, as applicable;(5)  comply with any applicable regulations adopted by a local authority under Section 552A.0009;(6)  not transport hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding by a regulation issued under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. Section 5101 et seq.); and(7)  be monitored or controlled as provided by Section 552A.0003(a) for a personal delivery device or by the operator for a mobile carrying device.(b)  A mobile carrying device operated under this subchapter must remain within 25 feet of the operator while the device is in motion.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 969), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 552A.0006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552A - Devices Subject to Pedestrian Laws|Subchapter A. Personal Delivery and Mobile Carrying Devices|Section 552A.0006. Areas and Speeds of Operation

Sec. 552A.0006.  AREAS AND SPEEDS OF OPERATION.  (a)  A personal delivery or mobile carrying device operated under this subchapter may be operated only:(1)  in a pedestrian area at a speed of not more than 10 miles per hour; or(2)  on the side of a roadway or the shoulder of a highway at a speed of not more than 20 miles per hour.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), a local authority may establish a maximum speed of less than 10 miles per hour in a pedestrian area in the jurisdiction of the local authority if the local authority determines that a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour is unreasonable or unsafe for that area.  A maximum speed established under this subsection may not be less than seven miles per hour.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 969), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 552A.0007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552A - Devices Subject to Pedestrian Laws|Subchapter A. Personal Delivery and Mobile Carrying Devices|Section 552A.0007. Personal Delivery Device Equipment

Sec. 552A.0007.  PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICE EQUIPMENT.  (a)  A personal delivery device operated under this subchapter must:(1)  be equipped with a marker that clearly states the name and contact information of the owner and a unique identification number; and(2)  be equipped with a braking system that enables the device to come to a controlled stop.(b)  A personal delivery device operated under this subchapter at nighttime must be equipped with lights on the front and rear of the device that are visible and recognizable under normal atmospheric conditions on all sides of the device from 1 to 500 feet from the device when the light is directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 969), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 552A.0008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552A - Devices Subject to Pedestrian Laws|Subchapter A. Personal Delivery and Mobile Carrying Devices|Section 552A.0008. Mobile Carrying Device Equipment

Sec. 552A.0008.  MOBILE CARRYING DEVICE EQUIPMENT.  (a)  A mobile carrying device operated under this subchapter must be equipped with a braking system that enables the device to come to a controlled stop.(b)  A mobile carrying device operated under this subchapter at nighttime must be equipped with lights that are visible and recognizable under normal atmospheric conditions from 1 to 50 feet from the device when the light is directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 969), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 552A.0009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552A - Devices Subject to Pedestrian Laws|Subchapter A. Personal Delivery and Mobile Carrying Devices|Section 552A.0009. Local Authority Regulation

Sec. 552A.0009.  LOCAL AUTHORITY REGULATION.  (a)  A local authority may regulate the operation of a personal delivery or mobile carrying device on a highway or in a pedestrian area in a manner not inconsistent with this subchapter.(b)  This section does not affect the authority of a local authority's peace officers to enforce the laws of this state relating to the operation of a personal delivery or mobile carrying device.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 969), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 552A.0010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552A - Devices Subject to Pedestrian Laws|Subchapter A. Personal Delivery and Mobile Carrying Devices|Section 552A.0010. Insurance

Sec. 552A.0010.  INSURANCE.  A business entity that operates a personal delivery device operated under this subchapter must maintain an insurance policy that includes general liability coverage of not less than $100,000 for damages arising from the operation of the device.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 969), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 552A.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552A - Devices Subject to Pedestrian Laws|Subchapter B. Mobility Devices|Section 552A.0101. Operators of Certain Mobility Devices

Sec. 552A.0101.  OPERATORS OF CERTAIN MOBILITY DEVICES.  (a)  In this section, "motorized mobility device" means a device designed for transportation of persons with physical disabilities that:(1)  has three or more wheels;(2)  is propelled by a battery-powered motor;(3)  has not more than one forward gear; and(4)  is not capable of speeds exceeding eight miles per hour.(b)  For the purposes of this subtitle, a person operating a nonmotorized wheelchair or motorized mobility device is considered to be a pedestrian.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 497, Sec. 2, eff. June 11, 2001.  Renumbered from Transportation Code Sec. 542.008 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(135), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Transferred and redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 542.009 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 969), Sec. 4, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 601.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 601.001. Short Title

Sec. 601.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 601.002. Definitions

Sec. 601.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.(2)  "Driver's license" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.001.(3)  "Financial responsibility" means the ability to respond in damages for liability for an accident that:(A)  occurs after the effective date of the document evidencing the establishment of the financial responsibility;  and(B)  arises out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle.(4)  "Highway" means the entire width between property lines of a road, street, or way in this state that is not privately owned or controlled and:(A)  some part of which is open to the public for vehicular traffic;  and(B)  over which the state has legislative jurisdiction under its police power.(5)  "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle designed for use on a highway, a trailer or semitrailer designed for use with a self-propelled vehicle, or a vehicle propelled by electric power from overhead wires and not operated on rails.  The term does not include:(A)  a traction engine;(B)  a road roller or grader;(C)  a tractor crane;(D)  a power shovel;(E)  a well driller;(F)  an implement of husbandry;  or(G)  an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined by Section 551.201.(6)  "Nonresident" means a person who is not a resident of this state.(7)  "Nonresident's operating privilege" means the privilege conferred on a nonresident by the laws of this state relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in this state by the nonresident or the use in this state of a motor vehicle owned by the nonresident.(8)  "Operator" means the person in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.(9)  "Owner" means:(A)  the person who holds legal title to a motor vehicle;(B)  the purchaser or lessee of a motor vehicle subject to an agreement for the conditional sale or lease of the vehicle, if the person has:(i)  the right to purchase the vehicle on performing conditions stated in the agreement;  and(ii)  an immediate right to possess the vehicle;  or(C)  a mortgagor of a motor vehicle who is entitled to possession of the vehicle.(10)  "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.(11)  "State" means:(A)  a state, territory, or possession of the United States;  or(B)  the District of Columbia.(12)  "Vehicle registration" means:(A)  a registration certificate, registration receipt, or number plate issued under Chapter 502; or(B)  a dealer's license plate or temporary tag issued under Chapter 503.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1318, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (S.B. 1235), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 601.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 601.003. Judgment; Satisfied Judgment

Sec. 601.003.  JUDGMENT;  SATISFIED JUDGMENT.  (a)  For purposes of this chapter, judgment refers only to a final judgment that is no longer appealable or has been finally affirmed on appeal and that was rendered by a court of any state, a province of Canada, or the United States on a cause of action:(1)  for damages for bodily injury, death, or damage to or destruction of property arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle;  or(2)  on an agreement of settlement for damages for bodily injury, death, or damage to or destruction of property arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle.(b)  For purposes of this chapter, a judgment is considered to be satisfied as to the appropriate part of the judgment set out by this subsection if:(1)  the total amount credited on one or more judgments for bodily injury to or death of one person resulting from one accident equals or exceeds the amount required under Section 601.072(a)(1) to establish financial responsibility;(2)  the total amount credited on one or more judgments for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons resulting from one accident equals or exceeds the amount required under Section 601.072(a)(2) to establish financial responsibility;  or(3)  the total amount credited on one or more judgments for damage to or destruction of property of another resulting from one accident equals or exceeds the amount required under Section 601.072(a)(3) to establish financial responsibility.(c)  In determining whether a judgment is satisfied under Subsection (b), a payment made in settlement of a claim for damages for bodily injury, death, or damage to or destruction of property is considered to be an amount credited on a judgment.(d)  For purposes of this section:(1)  damages for bodily injury or death include damages for care and loss of services;  and(2)  damages for damage to or destruction of property include damages for loss of use.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 601.005. Evidence in Civil Suit

Sec. 601.005.  EVIDENCE IN CIVIL SUIT.  A person at a trial for damages may not refer to or offer as evidence of the negligence or due care of a party:(1)  an action taken by the department under this chapter;(2)  the findings on which that action is based; or(3)  the security or evidence of financial responsibility filed under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 601.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 601.006. Applicability to Certain Owners and Operators

Sec. 601.006.  APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN OWNERS AND OPERATORS.  If an owner or operator of a motor vehicle involved in an accident in this state does not have a driver's license or vehicle registration or is a nonresident, the person may not be issued a driver's license or registration until the person has complied with this chapter to the same extent that would be necessary if, at the time of the accident, the person had a driver's license or registration.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 601.007. Applicability of Chapter to Government Vehicles

Sec. 601.007.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO GOVERNMENT VEHICLES.  (a)  This chapter does not apply to a government vehicle.(b)  The provisions of this chapter do not apply to an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state while operating a government vehicle in the course of that person's employment.(c)  The provisions of this chapter, other than Section 601.054, do not apply to a motor vehicle that is subject to Chapter 643.(d)  In this section, "government vehicle" means a motor vehicle owned by the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.126(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 601.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 601.008. Violation of Chapter; Offense

Sec. 601.008.  VIOLATION OF CHAPTER;  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise provided.(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1)  a fine not to exceed $500;(2)  confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed 90 days;  or(3)  both the fine and the confinement.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 601.009. Report From Other State or Canada

Sec. 601.009.  REPORT FROM OTHER STATE OR CANADA.  (a)  On receipt of a certification by the department that the operating privilege of a resident of this state has been suspended or revoked in another state or a province of Canada under a financial responsibility law, the department shall contact the official who issued the certification to request information relating to the specific nature of the resident's failure to comply.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department shall suspend the resident's driver's license and vehicle registrations if the evidence shows that the resident's operating privilege was suspended in the other state or the province for violation of a financial responsibility law under circumstances that would require the department to suspend a nonresident's operating privilege had the accident occurred in this state.(c)  The department may not suspend the resident's driver's license and registration if the alleged failure to comply is based on the failure of the resident's insurance company or surety company to:(1)  obtain authorization to write motor vehicle liability insurance in the other state or the province;  or(2)  execute a power of attorney directing the appropriate official in the other state or the province to accept on the company's behalf service of notice or process in an action under the policy arising out of an accident.(d)  Suspension of a driver's license and vehicle registrations under this section continues until the resident furnishes evidence of compliance with the financial responsibility law of the other state or the province.(e)  In this section, "financial responsibility law" means a law authorizing suspension or revocation of an operating privilege for failure to:(1)  deposit security for the payment of a judgment;(2)  satisfy a judgment;  or(3)  file evidence of financial responsibility.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter B. Administration by Department|Section 601.021. Department Powers and Duties; Rules

Sec. 601.021.  DEPARTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES;  RULES.  The department shall:(1)  administer and enforce this chapter;  and(2)  provide for hearings on the request of a person aggrieved by an act of the department under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter B. Administration by Department|Section 601.023. Payment of Statutory Fees

Sec. 601.023.  PAYMENT OF STATUTORY FEES.  The department may pay:(1)  a statutory fee required by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles for a certified abstract or in connection with suspension of a vehicle registration; or(2)  a statutory fee payable to the comptroller for issuance of a certificate of deposit required by Section 601.122.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 18.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 2J.01, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 601.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter C. Financial Responsibility; Requirements|Section 601.051. Requirement of Financial Responsibility

Sec. 601.051.  REQUIREMENT OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.  A person may not operate a motor vehicle in this state unless financial responsibility is established for that vehicle through:(1)  a motor vehicle liability insurance policy that complies with Subchapter D;(2)  a surety bond filed under Section 601.121;(3)  a deposit under Section 601.122;(4)  a deposit under Section 601.123;  or(5)  self-insurance under Section 601.124.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 601.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility|Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|Subchapter C. Financial Responsibility; Requirements|Section 601.052. Exceptions to Financial Responsibility Requirement

Sec. 601.052.  EXCEPTIONS TO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENT.  (a)  Section 601.051 does not apply to:(1)  the operation of a motor vehicle that:(A)  is a former military vehicle or is at least 25 years old;(B)  is used only for exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest and not for regular transportation; and(C)  for which the owner files with the department an affidavit, signed by the owner, stating that the vehicle is a collector's item and used only as described by Paragraph (B);(2)  a neighborhood electric vehicle that is operated only as authorized by Section 551.304;(2-a) a golf cart that is operated only as authorized by Section 551.403;(2-b) an off-highway vehicle that is operated only as authorized by Subchapter C, Chapter 551A, or Section 551A.055 of this code or Chapter 29, Parks and Wildlife Code; or(3)  a volunteer fire department for the operation of a motor vehicle the title of which is held in the name of a volunteer fire department.(b)  Subsection (a)(3) does not exempt from the requirement of Section 601.051 a person who is operating a vehicle described by that subsection.(c)  In this section:(1)  "Former military vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 504.502(i).(2)  "Volunteer fire department" means a company, department, or association that is:(A)  organized in an unincorporated area to answer fire alarms and extinguish fires or to answer fire alarms, extinguish fires, and provide emergency medical services;  and(B)  composed of members who:(i)  do not receive compensation;  or(ii)  receive only nominal compensation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.127(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 896, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2553), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.016, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 96, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 39, eff. June 14, 2019.|