Section 551A.071 - Required Equipment; Display of Lights(a) An off-highway vehicle that is operated on public off-highway vehicle land, a beach, or a highway must be equipped with:(1) a brake system maintained in good operating condition;(2) an adequate muffler system in good working condition; and(3) a United States Forest Service qualified spark arrester.(b) An off-highway vehicle that is operated on public off-highway vehicle land, a beach, or a highway must display a lighted headlight and taillight:(1) during the period from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise; and(2) at any time when visibility is reduced because of insufficient light or atmospheric conditions.(c) A person may not operate an off-highway vehicle on public off-highway vehicle land, a beach, or a highway if:(1) the vehicle has an exhaust system that has been modified with a cutout, bypass, or similar device; or(2) the spark arrester has been removed or modified, unless the vehicle is being operated in a closed-course competition event.(d) The department or executive director may exempt off-highway vehicles that are participating in certain competitive events from the requirements of this section.Tex. Transp. Code § 551A.071
Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 595,Sec. 8.023, eff. 9/1/2020.Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1233,Sec. 36, eff. 6/14/2019.Subchapter heading added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1233,Sec. 35, eff. 6/14/2019.