{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-75e.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 75E.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Motorized off-road vehicle\" means any vehicle:\n(A) with two to four wheels;\n(B) powered by a combustion engine or an electric motor;\n(C) weighing 8,000 pounds or less; and\n(D) designed to drive on unpaved roads and surfaces.\n(2) \"Motorized off-road vehicle activity\" means an activity involving motorized off-road vehicles at a motorized off-road vehicle area for recreational or educational purposes.\n(3) \"Motorized off-road vehicle activity participant\" means an individual, other than an employee of a motorized off-road vehicle entity, who engages in a motorized off-road vehicle activity. The term does not include a spectator of a motorized off-road vehicle activity unless the spectator enters an unauthorized area or intentionally places himself or herself in immediate proximity to the activity.\n(4) \"Motorized off-road vehicle activity participant injury\" means an injury sustained by a motorized off-road vehicle activity participant, including bodily injury, emotional distress, death, property damage, or any other loss arising from the person's participation in a motorized off-road vehicle activity.\n(5) \"Motorized off-road vehicle area\" means a commercial property designed to provide recreation or education related to driving a motorized off-road vehicle on unpaved roads or surfaces, including driving instruction, practices, competitions, or performances or group driving activities such as tours, hunts, or races.\n(6) \"Motorized off-road vehicle entity\" means an individual or an entity, including an employee or a volunteer:\n(A) engaged in the business of owning, operating, or leasing a motorized off-road vehicle area; or\n(B) sponsoring, sanctioning, endorsing, or officiating a motorized off-road vehicle activity.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1123 (H.B. 5624), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 4. LIABILITY IN TORT","CHAPTER 75E. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR MOTORIZED OFF-ROAD VEHICLE ACTIVITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.75E.htm#75E.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"e59786b15f86b9272ad2e73b31e5b842632a3896dea83aeba315494b076ef75b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-75d.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-75e.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}