Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Rules of the Road
Chapter 547 - Vehicle Equipment

Section 547.005. Offense Relating to Violation of Special-Use Provisions - Sec. 547.005. OFFENSE RELATING TO VIOLATION OF SPECIAL-USE PROVISIONS. (a)...

Subchapter B. Adoption of Rules and Standards

Section 547.101. Rules and Standards in General - Sec. 547.101. RULES AND STANDARDS IN GENERAL. (a) The department...

Section 547.102. School Bus Equipment Standards - Sec. 547.102. SCHOOL BUS EQUIPMENT STANDARDS. The department may adopt...

Section 547.103. Air-Conditioning Equipment Standards - Sec. 547.103. AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT STANDARDS. The department may adopt safety...

Section 547.104. Slow-Moving-Vehicle Emblem Standards - Sec. 547.104. SLOW-MOVING-VEHICLE EMBLEM STANDARDS. The director shall adopt standards...

Section 547.105. Lighting Standards for Certain Vehicles - Sec. 547.105. LIGHTING STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES. (a) The Texas...

Subchapter C. Provisions Relating to the Offer, Distribution, and Sale of Vehicle Equipment

Section 547.201. Offenses Relating to the Offer, Distribution, and Sale of Vehicle Equipment - Sec. 547.201. OFFENSES RELATING TO THE OFFER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE...

Section 547.202. Department Certification or Approval of Vehicle Equipment - Sec. 547.202. DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATION OR APPROVAL OF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. (a)...

Section 547.203. Vehicle Equipment Testing: Department Standards - Sec. 547.203. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT TESTING: DEPARTMENT STANDARDS. (a) The department...

Section 547.204. Vehicle Equipment Testing: Federal Standards - Sec. 547.204. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT TESTING: FEDERAL STANDARDS. (a) For a...

Section 547.205. Initiation of Compliance Proceeding - Sec. 547.205. INITIATION OF COMPLIANCE PROCEEDING. (a) The department may...

Section 547.206. Compliance Proceeding Hearing - Sec. 547.206. COMPLIANCE PROCEEDING HEARING. The department shall conduct a...

Section 547.207. Compliance Proceeding Issues - Sec. 547.207. COMPLIANCE PROCEEDING ISSUES. (a) In a hearing under...

Section 547.208. Judicial Review and Judicial Enforcement - Sec. 547.208. JUDICIAL REVIEW AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT. (a) A person...

Subchapter D. General Provisions Regarding Lighting Requirements

Section 547.301. General Provisions Relating to Measurements - Sec. 547.301. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEASUREMENTS. (a) Unless expressly...

Section 547.302. Duty to Display Lights - Sec. 547.302. DUTY TO DISPLAY LIGHTS. (a) A vehicle shall...

Section 547.303. Color Requirements - Sec. 547.303. COLOR REQUIREMENTS. (a) Unless expressly provided otherwise, a...

Section 547.304. Applicability - Sec. 547.304. APPLICABILITY. (a) A provision of this chapter that...

Section 547.305. Restrictions on Use of Lights - Sec. 547.305. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF LIGHTS. (a) A motor...

Section 547.306. Led Ground Effect Lighting Equipment on Motorcycle or Moped - Sec. 547.306. LED GROUND EFFECT LIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON MOTORCYCLE OR...

Subchapter E. General Lighting Requirements for Vehicles

Section 547.321. Headlamps Required - Sec. 547.321. HEADLAMPS REQUIRED. (a) A motor vehicle shall be...

Section 547.3215. Use of Federal Standard - Sec. 547.3215. USE OF FEDERAL STANDARD. Unless specifically prohibited by...

Section 547.322. Taillamps Required - Sec. 547.322. TAILLAMPS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 547.323. Stoplamps Required - Sec. 547.323. STOPLAMPS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 547.324. Turn Signal Lamps Required - Sec. 547.324. TURN SIGNAL LAMPS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided...

Section 547.325. Reflectors Required - Sec. 547.325. REFLECTORS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subchapter...

Section 547.326. Minimum Lighting Equipment Required - Sec. 547.326. MINIMUM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED. (a) A vehicle that...

Section 547.327. Spotlamps Permitted - Sec. 547.327. SPOTLAMPS PERMITTED. (a) A motor vehicle may be...

Section 547.328. Fog Lamps Permitted - Sec. 547.328. FOG LAMPS PERMITTED. (a) A motor vehicle may...

Section 547.329. Auxiliary Passing Lamps Permitted - Sec. 547.329. AUXILIARY PASSING LAMPS PERMITTED. (a) A motor vehicle...

Section 547.330. Auxiliary Driving Lamps Permitted - Sec. 547.330. AUXILIARY DRIVING LAMPS PERMITTED. (a) A motor vehicle...

Section 547.331. Hazard Lamps Permitted - Sec. 547.331. HAZARD LAMPS PERMITTED. (a) A vehicle may be...

Section 547.332. Other Lamps Permitted - Sec. 547.332. OTHER LAMPS PERMITTED. A motor vehicle may be...

Section 547.333. Multiple-Beam Lighting Equipment Required - Sec. 547.333. MULTIPLE-BEAM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED. (a) Unless provided otherwise,...

Section 547.334. Single-Beam Lighting Equipment Permitted - Sec. 547.334. SINGLE-BEAM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PERMITTED. (a) In lieu of...

Section 547.335. Alternative Road Lighting Equipment Permitted - Sec. 547.335. ALTERNATIVE ROAD LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PERMITTED. In lieu of...

Subchapter F. Additional Lighting Requirements for Certain Large Vehicles

Section 547.351. Applicability - Sec. 547.351. APPLICABILITY. The color, mounting, and visibility requirements in...

Section 547.352. Additional Lighting Equipment Requirements - Sec. 547.352. ADDITIONAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS. In addition to other...

Section 547.353. Color Requirements - Sec. 547.353. COLOR REQUIREMENTS. (a) A clearance lamp, identification lamp,...

Section 547.354. Mounting Requirements - Sec. 547.354. MOUNTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A reflector shall be mounted:...

Section 547.355. Visibility Requirements - Sec. 547.355. VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) A clearance lamp, identification lamp,...

Subchapter G. Alternative Lighting Requirements for Farm Tractors, Farm Equipment, and Implements of Husbandry

Section 547.371. General Lighting Equipment Requirements - Sec. 547.371. GENERAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS. (a) Except as provided...

Section 547.372. Lighting Requirements for Combination Vehicles - Sec. 547.372. LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION VEHICLES. (a) If a...

Subchapter H. Lighting Requirements in Special Circumstances

Section 547.381. Obstructed Lights on Combination Vehicles - Sec. 547.381. OBSTRUCTED LIGHTS ON COMBINATION VEHICLES. (a) A motor...

Section 547.382. Lighting Equipment on Projecting Loads - Sec. 547.382. LIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON PROJECTING LOADS. (a) A vehicle...

Section 547.383. Lighting Requirements on Parked Vehicles - Sec. 547.383. LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS ON PARKED VEHICLES. (a) A vehicle,...

Subchapter I. Provisions Relating to Brake Requirements on Vehicles

Section 547.401. Brakes Required - Sec. 547.401. BRAKES REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 547.402. Operation and Maintenance of Brakes - Sec. 547.402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRAKES. (a) Required brakes...

Section 547.403. Service Brakes Required - Sec. 547.403. SERVICE BRAKES REQUIRED. (a) A vehicle required to...

Section 547.404. Parking Brakes Required - Sec. 547.404. PARKING BRAKES REQUIRED. (a) A vehicle required to...

Section 547.405. Emergency Brakes Required - Sec. 547.405. EMERGENCY BRAKES REQUIRED. (a) A vehicle used to...

Section 547.406. Brake Reservoir or Reserve Capacity Required - Sec. 547.406. BRAKE RESERVOIR OR RESERVE CAPACITY REQUIRED. (a) A...

Section 547.407. Brake Warning Devices Required - Sec. 547.407. BRAKE WARNING DEVICES REQUIRED. (a) A bus, truck,...

Section 547.408. Performance Requirements for Brakes - Sec. 547.408. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BRAKES. (a) A motor vehicle...

Subchapter J. Provisions Relating to Warning Device Requirements on Vehicles

Section 547.501. Audible Warning Devices - Sec. 547.501. AUDIBLE WARNING DEVICES. (a) A motor vehicle shall...

Section 547.502. Visible Warning Devices Required - Sec. 547.502. VISIBLE WARNING DEVICES REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided...

Section 547.503. Display of Hazard Lamps - Sec. 547.503. DISPLAY OF HAZARD LAMPS. (a) The operator of...

Section 547.504. Display of Devices When Lighted Lamps Required - Sec. 547.504. DISPLAY OF DEVICES WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS REQUIRED. (a)...

Section 547.505. Display of Devices When Lighted Lamps Are Not Required - Sec. 547.505. DISPLAY OF DEVICES WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS ARE NOT...

Section 547.506. Display of Devices: Vehicles Off Roadway - Sec. 547.506. DISPLAY OF DEVICES: VEHICLES OFF ROADWAY. The operator...

Section 547.507. Display of Devices When View of Vehicle Obstructed - Sec. 547.507. DISPLAY OF DEVICES WHEN VIEW OF VEHICLE OBSTRUCTED....

Section 547.508. Offense Relating to Warning Devices - Sec. 547.508. OFFENSE RELATING TO WARNING DEVICES. (a) Except as...

Subchapter K. Provisions Relating to Other Vehicle Equipment

Section 547.601. Safety Belts Required - Sec. 547.601. SAFETY BELTS REQUIRED. A motor vehicle required by...

Section 547.602. Mirrors Required - Sec. 547.602. MIRRORS REQUIRED. A motor vehicle, including a motor...

Section 547.603. Windshield Wipers Required - Sec. 547.603. WINDSHIELD WIPERS REQUIRED. A motor vehicle shall be...

Section 547.604. Muffler Required - Sec. 547.604. MUFFLER REQUIRED. (a) A motor vehicle shall be...

Section 547.605. Emission Systems Required - Sec. 547.605. EMISSION SYSTEMS REQUIRED. (a) The engine and power...

Section 547.606. Safety Guards or Flaps Required - Sec. 547.606. SAFETY GUARDS OR FLAPS REQUIRED. (a) A road...

Section 547.607. Fire Extinguisher Required - Sec. 547.607. FIRE EXTINGUISHER REQUIRED. A school bus or a...

Section 547.608. Safety Glazing Material Required - Sec. 547.608. SAFETY GLAZING MATERIAL REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided...

Section 547.609. Required Label for Sunscreening Devices - Sec. 547.609. REQUIRED LABEL FOR SUNSCREENING DEVICES. A sunscreening device...

Section 547.610. Safe Air-Conditioning Equipment Required; Sale of Noncomplying Vehicle - Sec. 547.610. SAFE AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED; SALE OF NONCOMPLYING VEHICLE....

Section 547.611. Use of Certain Video Equipment and Television Receivers - Sec. 547.611. USE OF CERTAIN VIDEO EQUIPMENT AND TELEVISION RECEIVERS....

Section 547.612. Restrictions on Use and Sale of Tires - Sec. 547.612. RESTRICTIONS ON USE AND SALE OF TIRES. (a)...

Section 547.613. Restrictions on Windows - Sec. 547.613. RESTRICTIONS ON WINDOWS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 547.614. Restrictions on Airbags - Sec. 547.614. RESTRICTIONS ON AIRBAGS. (a) In this section, "counterfeit...

Section 547.615. Recording Devices - Sec. 547.615. RECORDING DEVICES. (a) In this section: (1) "Owner"...

Section 547.616. Radar Interference Devices; Offense - Sec. 547.616. RADAR INTERFERENCE DEVICES; OFFENSE. (a) In this section,...

Section 547.617. Motorcycle and Moped Footrests and Handholds Required - Sec. 547.617. MOTORCYCLE AND MOPED FOOTRESTS AND HANDHOLDS REQUIRED. (a)...

Section 547.618. Equipment Required for Certain Automated Motor Vehicles - Sec. 547.618. EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES. (a)...

Subchapter L. Additional Equipment Requirements for School Buses, Authorized Emergency Vehicles, and Slow-Moving Vehicles

Section 547.701. Additional Equipment Requirements for School Buses and Other Buses Used to Transport Schoolchildren - Sec. 547.701. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES AND OTHER...

Section 547.7011. Additional Equipment Requirements for Other Buses - Sec. 547.7011. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER BUSES. (a) A...

Section 547.7012. Requirements for Multifunction School Activity Buses - Sec. 547.7012. REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTIFUNCTION SCHOOL ACTIVITY BUSES. A multifunction...

Section 547.7015. Rules Relating to School Buses - Sec. 547.7015. RULES RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES. (a) The department...

Section 547.702. Additional Equipment Requirements for Authorized Emergency Vehicles - Sec. 547.702. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES. (a)...

Section 547.703. Additional Equipment Requirements for Slow-Moving Vehicles - Sec. 547.703. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES. (a) Except...

Subchapter M. Additional or Alternative Equipment Requirements for Motorcycles and Mopeds

Section 547.801. Lighting Equipment - Sec. 547.801. LIGHTING EQUIPMENT. (a) A motorcycle or a moped...

Section 547.802. Brake Equipment - Sec. 547.802. BRAKE EQUIPMENT. (a) If a motorcycle or a...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle C - Rules of the Road Chapter 547 - Vehicle Equipment

Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Rules of the Road
Chapter 547 - Vehicle Equipment