Texas Transportation Code § 663.001 Definitions

Sec. 663.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

Text of subdivision as amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 131 (S.B. 487), Sec. 2


(1) "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is:

(A) equipped with a seat or seats for the use of:

(i) the rider; and

(ii) a passenger, if the motor vehicle is designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger;

(B) designed to propel itself with three or four tires in contact with the ground;

(C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway use by the operator only;

(D) not designed by the manufacturer for farming or lawn care; and

(E) not more than 50 inches wide.

Text of subdivision as amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 1044), Sec. 4


(1) "All-terrain vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001.

(1-a) "Beach" means a beach area, publicly or privately owned, that borders the seaward shore of the Gulf of Mexico.

(2) "Public property" means property owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision of the state.

(3) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 115, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2553), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 131 (S.B. 487), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 1044), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.

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