Sec. 547.101. RULES AND STANDARDS IN GENERAL. (a) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter.
(b) The department may adopt standards for vehicle equipment to:
(1) protect the public from unreasonable risk of death or injury; and
(2) enforce safety standards of the United States as permitted under the federal motor vehicle act.
(c) A department standard must:
(1) duplicate a standard of the United States that applies to the same aspect of vehicle equipment performance as the department standard; or
(2) if there is no standard of the United States for the same aspect of vehicle equipment performance as the department standard, conform as closely as possible to a relevant standard of the United States, similar standards established by other states, and a standard issued or endorsed by recognized national standard-setting organizations or agencies.
(d) The department may not adopt a vehicle equipment standard inconsistent with a standard provided by this chapter.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Notes of Decisions
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5
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2021 · leading case:
State v. Exiga, 71 S.W.3d 429 (Tex. App. 2002).
State v. Exiga, 71 S.W.3d 429 (Tex. App. 2002).
· cites it 3× “” Tex. TRAnsp. Code Ann. § 547.101 (a) (Vernon 1999).”
Thomas Schwintz v. State, 413 S.W.3d 192 (Tex. App. 2013).
· cites it 3× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 547.101 , 547.323 (West 2011).”
Johnson v. State, 237 S.W.3d 390 (Tex. App. 2007).
· cites it 2× “Safety); see also TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 547.101 (Vernon 1999).”
State v. Luis Exiga (Tex. App. 2002).
· cites it 3× “" Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 547.101 (a) (Vernon 1999).”
the State of Texas v. Kristen Gail Powell (Tex. App. 2021).
“See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 547.101(d) (“The department may not adopt a vehicle equipment standard inconsistent with a standard provided by this chapter.”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 547.101(d) — 1 case
the State of Texas v. Kristen Gail Powell (Tex. App. 2021).
“See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 547.101(d) (“The department may not adopt a vehicle equipment standard inconsistent with a standard provided by this chapter.”
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