{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.617","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 547.617","heading":"MOTORCYCLE AND MOPED FOOTRESTS AND HANDHOLDS REQUIRED.","body":"(a) A motorcycle or moped that is designed to carry more than one person must be equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger.\n(b) This section does not apply to an autocycle as defined by Section 501.008 or a motorcycle as defined by Section 521.001(a)(6-a).\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1111 (H.B. 3838), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 67 (S.B. 449), Sec. 6, eff. May 22, 2015.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 2.14, eff. September 1, 2019.","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#547.617","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"2774525660c9feb98bcd7ffca17bfff99ad007c5803f5d33f5c0cd3ed509a9d0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.616","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.618"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}