Tex. Codes » Transportation Code · TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD · CHAPTER 551. OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND MOPEDS, GOLF CARTS, AND OTHER LOW-POWERED VEHICLES
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Tex. Transp. Code § 551.403 (2026)

Operation Authorized In Certain Areas

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Sec. 551.403. OPERATION AUTHORIZED IN CERTAIN AREAS. (a) An operator may operate a golf cart:

(1) in a master planned community:

(A) that is a residential subdivision as defined by Section 209.002(9), Property Code, or has in place a uniform set of restrictive covenants; and

(B) for which a county or municipality has approved one or more plats;

(2) on a public or private beach that is open to vehicular traffic; or

(3) on a highway for which the posted speed limit is not more than 35 miles per hour, if the golf cart is operated:

(A) during the daytime; and

(B) not more than five miles from the location where the golf cart is usually parked and for transportation to or from a golf course.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 551.402(b), a person may operate a golf cart in a master planned community described by Subsection (a) without a golf cart license plate on a highway for which the posted speed limit is not more than 35 miles per hour, including through an intersection of a highway for which the posted speed limit is more than 35 miles per hour.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2553), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 18, eff. June 14, 2019.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (H.B. 1281), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2021.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2012).
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Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2012). · cites it 3× “The Honorable Jeri Yenne - Page 2 (GA-0966) TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 551.403(a) (West 2011).”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 551.403(a) — 1 case
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2012). “The Honorable Jeri Yenne - Page 2 (GA-0966) TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 551.403(a) (West 2011).”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 551.403(a)(1)(A) — 1 case
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2012). “The Honorable Jeri Yenne - Page 2 (GA-0966) TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 551.403(a) (West 2011).”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 551.403(a)(3)(B) — 1 case
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2012). “The Honorable Jeri Yenne - Page 2 (GA-0966) TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 551.403(a) (West 2011).”
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