Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
TRANSPORTATION CODE |
Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
Subtitle C. RULES OF THE ROAD |
Chapter 548. COMPULSORY INSPECTION OF VEHICLES |
Subchapter I. VIOLATIONS AND OFFENSES |
Sec. 548.604. PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates or moves a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or mobile home, or a combination of those vehicles, that is:
(1) equipped in violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or
(2) in a mechanical condition that endangers a person, including the operator or an occupant, or property.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.