{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.604","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 547.604","heading":"MUFFLER REQUIRED.","body":"(a) A motor vehicle shall be equipped with a muffler in good working condition that continually operates to prevent excessive or unusual noise.\n(b) A person may not use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device on a motor vehicle.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","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#547.604","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"51876d6a1537456e61dddf359dd2a235347d4715901fe6b28418975e780877f9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.603","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}