Sec. 29.011. SAFETY APPAREL REQUIRED; SEAT BELTS. (a) A person may not operate, ride, or be carried on an off-highway vehicle on public property unless the person wears:
(1) a safety helmet that complies with United States Department of Transportation standards;
(2) eye protection; and
(3) seat belts, if the vehicle is equipped with seat belts.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(c) This section does not apply to a motor vehicle that:
(1) has at least four wheels and is registered by the Texas Department of Transportation for use on a public highway, unless the vehicle is an all-terrain vehicle as defined by Section 502.001, Transportation Code;
(2) has four wheels and is equipped with bench or bucket seats and seat belts and includes a roll bar or roll cage construction to reduce the risk of injury to an occupant of the vehicle in case of the vehicle's rollover; or
(3) is in the process of being loaded into or unloaded from a trailer or another vehicle used to transport the motor vehicle.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (H.B. 3849), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2553), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2553), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.
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