{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.426","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 545.426","heading":"OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUS.","body":"(a) A person may not operate a school bus if:\n(1) the door of the school bus is open; or\n(2) the number of passengers on the bus is greater than the manufacturer's design capacity for the bus.\n(b) An operator of a school bus, while operating the bus, shall prohibit a passenger from:\n(1) standing in the bus; or\n(2) sitting:\n(A) on the floor of the bus; or\n(B) in any location on the bus that is not designed as a seat.\n(c) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer and enforce this section.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 923 (H.B. 3190), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER I. MISCELLANEOUS RULES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.545.htm#545.426","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"c82d8364e7a1d41722c056e3e21d1f26722cec5ff30c2d7da7111dddde17c51d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.4252","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.427"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}