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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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TRANSPORTATION CODE |
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Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Subtitle C. RULES OF THE ROAD |
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Chapter 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT |
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Subchapter B. ADOPTION OF RULES AND STANDARDS |
Sec. 547.101. RULES AND STANDARDS IN GENERAL
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(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.