Sec. 547.204. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT TESTING: FEDERAL STANDARDS. (a) For a vehicle or item of vehicle equipment subject to a motor vehicle safety standard of the United States, the department may, on or after the first sale of the vehicle or item of vehicle equipment:
(1) require the manufacturer to submit adequate test data to show that the vehicle or item of vehicle equipment complies with standards of the United States;
(2) review the manufacturer's laboratory test data and the qualifications of the laboratory; and
(3) independently test the vehicle or item of vehicle equipment.
(b) The department may not require certification or approval of an item of vehicle equipment subject to a motor vehicle safety standard of the United States.
(c) The department may not require a manufacturer of a vehicle or of an item of vehicle equipment subject to a motor vehicle safety standard of the United States to use an outside laboratory or a specified laboratory.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle C - Rules of the Road
Chapter 547 - Vehicle Equipment
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
Section 547.202. Department Certification or Approval of Vehicle Equipment
Section 547.203. Vehicle Equipment Testing: Department Standards
Section 547.204. Vehicle Equipment Testing: Federal Standards
Section 547.205. Initiation of Compliance Proceeding
Section 547.206. Compliance Proceeding Hearing