{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-370.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 370.005","heading":"MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY POLICY REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN GOVERNMENT-OWNED VEHICLES.","body":"(a) In this section, \"local government\" means:\n(1) a county;\n(2) a municipality; or\n(3) an agency, department, or other division of a county or municipality.\n(b) A local government that adopts an ordinance, order, or policy requiring motor vehicles owned by the local government to be equipped with portable fire extinguishers shall require maintenance to be performed on the portable fire extinguishers annually in accordance with standards that are at least as stringent as the National Fire Protection Association Standard Number 10, Portable Fire Extinguishers.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 125 (H.B. 564), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2011.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE C. PUBLIC SAFETY PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 370. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.370.htm#370.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"d6a0df49cd1d4b1c3d256c7b0608e757a5eb095f4fd29153825337c07ddfe787","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-370.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-370.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}