{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.601","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 547.601","heading":"SAFETY BELTS REQUIRED.","body":"A motor vehicle shall be equipped with:\n(1) front safety belts if safety belt anchorages were part of the manufacturer's original equipment on the vehicle; or\n(2) for a motor vehicle that is an assembled vehicle, as defined by Section 731.001, front safety belts in vehicles that contain safety belt anchorages.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (H.B. 3297), Sec. 10, eff. January 1, 2025.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT","SUBCHAPTER K. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OTHER VEHICLE EQUIPMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.547.htm#547.601","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"d9f417ddd06a3de7e332a49a1e98ed136abef6a0b0d4baf7b449ae5cbf8c2b66","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.508","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}