Texas Statutes
Title 9 - Safety
Subtitle A - Public Safety

Section 752.005. Restriction on Operation of Machinery and Placement of Structures Near Lines - Sec. 752.005. RESTRICTION ON OPERATION OF MACHINERY AND PLACEMENT OF...

Section 752.007. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 752.007. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person, firm, corporation, or...

Section 752.008. Liability for Damages - Sec. 752.008. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES. If a violation of this...

Chapter 753 - Flammable Liquids

Section 753.001. Definitions - Sec. 753.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter and in the rules...

Section 753.0011. Transfer of Powers and Duties; References in Chapter - Sec. 753.0011. TRANSFER OF POWERS AND DUTIES; REFERENCES IN CHAPTER....

Section 753.002. Mobile Service Units - Sec. 753.002. MOBILE SERVICE UNITS. (a) The board shall adopt...

Section 753.003. Flammable Liquid at Retail Service Stations - Sec. 753.003. FLAMMABLE LIQUID AT RETAIL SERVICE STATIONS. (a) The...

Section 753.004. Storage Tanks - Sec. 753.004. STORAGE TANKS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 753.005. Vehicle Regulations - Sec. 753.005. VEHICLE REGULATIONS. The size and weight of and...

Section 753.006. Uniformity and Conformity - Sec. 753.006. UNIFORMITY AND CONFORMITY. (a) A county or municipality...

Section 753.007. Citation in Action for Declaratory Judgment - Sec. 753.007. CITATION IN ACTION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT. In an...

Section 753.008. Enforcement - Sec. 753.008. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission...

Section 753.009. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 753.009. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The board may bring suit...

Section 753.010. Civil Penalty - Sec. 753.010. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates a...

Section 753.011. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 753.011. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person who is engaged...

Chapter 754 - Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment

Section 754.011. Definitions - Sec. 754.011. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Acceptance inspection" means...

Section 754.0111. Exemptions - Sec. 754.0111. EXEMPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not apply to...

Section 754.0112. Institution of Higher Education: Employee Duties and Insurance Requirement - Sec. 754.0112. INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: EMPLOYEE DUTIES AND INSURANCE...

Section 754.012. Elevator Advisory Board - Sec. 754.012. ELEVATOR ADVISORY BOARD. (a) The elevator advisory board...

Section 754.013. Board Duties - Sec. 754.013. BOARD DUTIES. To protect public safety and to...

Section 754.014. Standards Adopted by Commission - Sec. 754.014. STANDARDS ADOPTED BY COMMISSION. (a) The commission by...

Section 754.0141. Standards for Equipment in Single-Family Dwellings; Required Information - Sec. 754.0141. STANDARDS FOR EQUIPMENT IN SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS; REQUIRED INFORMATION....

Section 754.015. Rules - Sec. 754.015. RULES. (a) The commission by rule shall provide...

Section 754.016. Inspection Reports and Certificates of Compliance - Sec. 754.016. INSPECTION REPORTS AND CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE. (a) Inspection...

Section 754.017. Registered Elevator Inspectors - Sec. 754.017. REGISTERED ELEVATOR INSPECTORS. (a) In order to inspect...

Section 754.0171. Contractor Registration - Sec. 754.0171. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION. (a) A person may not install,...

Section 754.0172. Inspection Fee - Sec. 754.0172. INSPECTION FEE. The amount charged for an inspection...

Section 754.0173. Designation of Responsible Party or Parties - Sec. 754.0173. DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBLE PARTY OR PARTIES. (a) Each...

Section 754.018. Powers of Municipalities - Sec. 754.018. POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES. Subject to Section 754.014(h), if...

Section 754.019. Duties of Owners - Sec. 754.019. DUTIES OF OWNERS. (a) The owner shall: (1)...

Section 754.020. Chief Elevator Inspector - Sec. 754.020. CHIEF ELEVATOR INSPECTOR. The executive director may appoint...

Section 754.021. List of Registered Elevator Inspectors and Contractors; Personnel - Sec. 754.021. LIST OF REGISTERED ELEVATOR INSPECTORS AND CONTRACTORS; PERSONNEL....

Section 754.0231. Inspections and Investigations - Sec. 754.0231. INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 754.0232. Registration Proceedings - Sec. 754.0232. REGISTRATION PROCEEDINGS. (a) The commission or executive director...

Section 754.0233. Injunctive Relief; Civil Penalty - Sec. 754.0233. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general...

Section 754.0234. Emergency Orders - Sec. 754.0234. EMERGENCY ORDERS. (a) The executive director may issue...

Section 754.0235. Orders to Disconnect Power to or Lock Out Equipment - Sec. 754.0235. ORDERS TO DISCONNECT POWER TO OR LOCK OUT...

Section 754.025. Application of Certain Law - Sec. 754.025. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAW. Sections 51.401 and 51.4041,...

Section 754.026. Disclosure of E-Mail Address - Sec. 754.026. DISCLOSURE OF E-MAIL ADDRESS. Notwithstanding any other law,...

Chapter 755 - Boilers

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 755.001. Definitions - Sec. 755.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Alteration" means a...

Subchapter B. Board of Boiler Rules

Section 755.011. Composition of Board - Sec. 755.011. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. (a) The Board of Boiler...

Section 755.012. Terms - Sec. 755.012. TERMS. Board members serve for staggered six-year terms,...

Section 755.013. Presiding Officer - Sec. 755.013. PRESIDING OFFICER. The chief inspector serves as presiding...

Section 755.014. Removal of Board Members; Vacancy - Sec. 755.014. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS; VACANCY. (a) The commission...

Section 755.015. Compensation - Sec. 755.015. COMPENSATION. A board member may not receive a...

Section 755.017. Powers and Duties - Sec. 755.017. POWERS AND DUTIES. The board shall advise the...

Section 755.018. Majority Vote Required - Sec. 755.018. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED. A board decision is not...

Subchapter C. Boiler Registration and Inspection

Section 755.021. Registration and Certificate - Sec. 755.021. REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATE. Except as provided by Section...

Section 755.022. Exemptions for Certain Boilers - Sec. 755.022. EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN BOILERS. (a) This chapter does...

Section 755.023. Appointment of Inspectors and Other Personnel - Sec. 755.023. APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTORS AND OTHER PERSONNEL. (a) The...

Section 755.024. Authorized Inspectors; Examinations - Sec. 755.024. AUTHORIZED INSPECTORS; EXAMINATIONS. (a) To be an authorized...

Section 755.025. Inspection - Sec. 755.025. INSPECTION. (a) The executive director shall require each...

Section 755.026. Extensions - Sec. 755.026. EXTENSIONS. (a) With the approval of the executive...

Section 755.027. Reports by Inspection Agency; Joint Inspections - Sec. 755.027. REPORTS BY INSPECTION AGENCY; JOINT INSPECTIONS. (a) Not...

Section 755.028. Special Inspections - Sec. 755.028. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS. The executive director may provide a...

Section 755.029. Certificate of Operation - Sec. 755.029. CERTIFICATE OF OPERATION. (a) The executive director shall...

Section 755.030. Fees - Sec. 755.030. FEES. (a) In addition to the fees described...

Section 755.032. Rules - Sec. 755.032. RULES. (a) The commission may adopt and enforce...

Section 755.033. Interagency Inspection Agreements - Sec. 755.033. INTERAGENCY INSPECTION AGREEMENTS. (a) The executive director shall...

Subchapter D. Enforcement and Penalties

Section 755.041. Regulation of Unsafe Boilers - Sec. 755.041. REGULATION OF UNSAFE BOILERS. (a) If an inspection...

Section 755.042. Prosecution; Injunction - Sec. 755.042. PROSECUTION; INJUNCTION. (a) A prosecution may not be...

Section 755.043. General Criminal Penalty - Sec. 755.043. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person, firm, or...

Section 755.045. Notice of Rule or Order Required Before Prosecution - Sec. 755.045. NOTICE OF RULE OR ORDER REQUIRED BEFORE PROSECUTION....

Section 755.046. Affidavit of Orders - Sec. 755.046. AFFIDAVIT OF ORDERS. An affidavit is admissible as...

Subchapter E. Regulation of Boilers and Fuel Gas Systems

Section 755.071. Restriction on Regulation - Sec. 755.071. RESTRICTION ON REGULATION. Notwithstanding any other law, a...

Section 755.072. Conflict of Law - Sec. 755.072. CONFLICT OF LAW. To the extent of a...

Chapter 756 - Miscellaneous Hazardous Conditions

Subchapter A. Covering Wells, Cisterns, and Holes

Section 756.001. Covering Large Well or Cistern; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 756.001. COVERING LARGE WELL OR CISTERN; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a)...

Section 756.002. Covering or Plugging Small Well or Hole; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 756.002. COVERING OR PLUGGING SMALL WELL OR HOLE; CRIMINAL...

Subchapter B. Refrigerators and Other Containers

Section 756.011. Types of Refrigerators and Containers Covered - Sec. 756.011. TYPES OF REFRIGERATORS AND CONTAINERS COVERED. This subchapter...

Section 756.012. Leaving Refrigerator or Container Accessible to Children - Sec. 756.012. LEAVING REFRIGERATOR OR CONTAINER ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN. (a)...

Section 756.013. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 756.013. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Subchapter C. Trench Safety

Section 756.021. Definition - Sec. 756.021. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "trench" has the meaning...

Section 756.022. Trench Excavation in State - Sec. 756.022. TRENCH EXCAVATION IN STATE. (a) The bid documents,...

Section 756.023. Trench Excavation for Political Subdivision - Sec. 756.023. TRENCH EXCAVATION FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) On a...

Subchapter D. Outdoor Shooting Ranges

Section 756.041. Definition - Sec. 756.041. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "outdoor shooting range" means...

Section 756.0411. Applicability - Sec. 756.0411. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to an outdoor...

Section 756.042. Construction Standards - Sec. 756.042. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. The owner of an outdoor shooting...

Section 756.043. Civil Penalty - Sec. 756.043. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The owner of an outdoor...

Section 756.044. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 756.044. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) The owner of an outdoor...

Section 756.045. Insurance Required - Sec. 756.045. INSURANCE REQUIRED. (a) The owner of an outdoor...

Subchapter E. Publicly Funded Playgrounds

Section 756.061. Compliance With Safety Standards - Sec. 756.061. COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY STANDARDS. (a) Notwithstanding any other...

Subchapter F. Security Bars

Section 756.081. Definitions - Sec. 756.081. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bedroom" means an...

Section 756.082. Security Bars on Residential Dwelling - Sec. 756.082. SECURITY BARS ON RESIDENTIAL DWELLING. A person may...

Section 756.083. Labeling Requirement - Sec. 756.083. LABELING REQUIREMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 756.084. Recommended Release Mechanism - Sec. 756.084. RECOMMENDED RELEASE MECHANISM. (a) The state fire marshal...

Subchapter G. Municipal Landscaping Services

Section 756.101. Authorization - Sec. 756.101. AUTHORIZATION. To protect the public health, safety, or...

Section 756.102. Findings Required - Sec. 756.102. FINDINGS REQUIRED. The written findings must: (1) identify...

Section 756.103. Exception - Sec. 756.103. EXCEPTION. The limitations and requirements of this subchapter...

Subchapter H. Construction Affecting Pipeline Easements and Rights-of-Way

Section 756.121. Definitions - Sec. 756.121. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Construction" means a...

Section 756.122. Applicability - Sec. 756.122. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies to a construction...

Section 756.123. Prohibition of Construction Without Notice - Sec. 756.123. PROHIBITION OF CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT NOTICE. A person may...

Section 756.124. Civil Liability - Sec. 756.124. CIVIL LIABILITY. A constuctor who violates this subchapter...

Section 756.125. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 756.125. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) A suit for injunctive relief...

Section 756.126. Safety Standards and Best Practices - Sec. 756.126. SAFETY STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES. The Railroad Commission...

Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures

Section 757.001. Definitions - Sec. 757.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Self-closing and self-latching...

Section 757.002. Application - Sec. 757.002. APPLICATION. This chapter applies only to: (1) a...

Section 757.003. Enclosure for Pool Yard - Sec. 757.003. ENCLOSURE FOR POOL YARD. (a) Except as otherwise...

Section 757.004. Gates - Sec. 757.004. GATES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section...

Section 757.005. Existing Pool Yard Enclosures - Sec. 757.005. EXISTING POOL YARD ENCLOSURES. (a) If a pool...

Section 757.006. Door - Sec. 757.006. DOOR. (a) A door, sliding glass door, or...

Section 757.007. Window and Window Screens - Sec. 757.007. WINDOW AND WINDOW SCREENS. A wall of a...

Section 757.008. Building in Pool Yard - Sec. 757.008. BUILDING IN POOL YARD. Each door, sliding glass...

Section 757.009. Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance - Sec. 757.009. INSPECTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE. (a) An owner of...

Section 757.010. Compliance With Chapter - Sec. 757.010. COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 757.011. Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 757.011. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The executive commissioner of the Health...

Section 757.012. Enforcement - Sec. 757.012. ENFORCEMENT. (a) A tenant of an owner of...

Section 757.013. Tenant's Request for Repairs - Sec. 757.013. TENANT'S REQUEST FOR REPAIRS. A tenant in a...

Section 757.014. Application to Other Bodies of Water and Related Facilities - Sec. 757.014. APPLICATION TO OTHER BODIES OF WATER AND RELATED...

Section 757.015. Effect on Other Laws - Sec. 757.015. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. (a) The duties established...

Section 757.016. Nonexclusive Remedies - Sec. 757.016. NONEXCLUSIVE REMEDIES. The remedies contained in this chapter...

Section 757.017. Interpretation and Application - Sec. 757.017. INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION. The provisions of this chapter...

Chapter 758 - Bicycle Safety

Section 758.001. Definitions - Sec. 758.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bicycle" means a...

Section 758.002. Bicycle Safety Education Program - Sec. 758.002. BICYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) The department may...

Section 758.003. Fund - Sec. 758.003. FUND. (a) A fee collected by the department...

Chapter 759 - Roller-Skating Centers

Section 759.001. Definitions - Sec. 759.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Operator" means a...

Section 759.002. Duties of Operator - Sec. 759.002. DUTIES OF OPERATOR. An operator shall: (1) provide...

Section 759.003. Duties of Roller Skaters - Sec. 759.003. DUTIES OF ROLLER SKATERS. (a) A roller skater:...

Section 759.004. Duty of Spectator - Sec. 759.004. DUTY OF SPECTATOR. A spectator shall comply with...

Section 759.005. Liability - Sec. 759.005. LIABILITY. (a) The liability of an operator is...

Chapter 760 - Ice Skating Centers

Section 760.001. Definitions - Sec. 760.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Ice skating center"...

Section 760.002. Duties of Operator - Sec. 760.002. DUTIES OF OPERATOR. An operator shall: (1) provide...

Section 760.003. Duties of Ice Skaters - Sec. 760.003. DUTIES OF ICE SKATERS. (a) An ice skater...

Section 760.004. Duty of Spectator - Sec. 760.004. DUTY OF SPECTATOR. A spectator shall comply with...

Section 760.005. Duty of Child - Sec. 760.005. DUTY OF CHILD. In determining whether the conduct...

Section 760.006. Liability - Sec. 760.006. LIABILITY. (a) Except for actions against an operator...

Chapter 765 - Criminal History Record Information Checks of Employees of Residential Dwelling Projects

Section 765.001. Definitions - Sec. 765.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Department" means the...

Section 765.002. Application of Chapter; Exception - Sec. 765.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER; EXCEPTION. (a) This chapter applies...

Section 765.003. Verification of Criminal History Record Information - Sec. 765.003. VERIFICATION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. (a) An...

Section 765.004. Privilege - Sec. 765.004. PRIVILEGE. Criminal history record information received by an...

Section 765.005. Penalty - Sec. 765.005. PENALTY. An individual who is an officer, employee,...

Section 765.006. Effect of Submission of False Information - Sec. 765.006. EFFECT OF SUBMISSION OF FALSE INFORMATION. An employer...

Section 765.007. Other Information - Sec. 765.007. OTHER INFORMATION. This chapter does not prevent an...

Chapter 766 - Fire Safety in Residential Dwellings

Subchapter A. Smoke Detectors and Fire Safety Information

Section 766.001. Definitions - Sec. 766.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Carbon monoxide alarm"...

Section 766.002. Smoke Detector Requirement - Sec. 766.002. SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENT. (a) Each one-family or two-family...

Section 766.0021. Smoke Detector for Hearing-Impaired Persons - Sec. 766.0021. SMOKE DETECTOR FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED PERSONS. (a) A purchaser...

Section 766.0025. Fraternity and Sorority Houses - Sec. 766.0025. FRATERNITY AND SORORITY HOUSES. (a) In this section,...

Section 766.003. Information Relating to Fire Safety and Carbon Monoxide Dangers - Sec. 766.003. INFORMATION RELATING TO FIRE SAFETY AND CARBON MONOXIDE...

Subchapter B. Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems in Certain Residential High-Rise Buildings in Certain Counties

Section 766.051. Definitions - Sec. 766.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Fire protection sprinkler...

Section 766.052. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 766.052. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...

Section 766.053. Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems Required; Standard - Sec. 766.053. FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEMS REQUIRED; STANDARD. (a) A...

Section 766.054. Phase-in Compliance for Owners of Certain Residential High-Rise Buildings - Sec. 766.054. PHASE-IN COMPLIANCE FOR OWNERS OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL HIGH-RISE...

Section 766.055. Injunction - Sec. 766.055. INJUNCTION. (a) The attorney general, the county attorney...

Section 766.056. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 766.056. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Chapter 768 - Children Participating in Rodeos

Section 768.001. Definitions - Sec. 768.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bull riding helmet"...

Section 768.002. Protective Gear Required for Children Engaging in Certain Rodeo Activities - Sec. 768.002. PROTECTIVE GEAR REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN ENGAGING IN CERTAIN...

Section 768.003. Rodeos Associated With School - Sec. 768.003. RODEOS ASSOCIATED WITH SCHOOL. (a) This section applies...

Section 768.004. Rules - Sec. 768.004. RULES. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall...

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Texas Statutes Title 9 - Safety Subtitle A - Public Safety

Texas Statutes
Title 9 - Safety
Subtitle A - Public Safety