{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551a.015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.015","heading":"TEACHING AND TESTING METHODS.","body":"(a) If the department determines that vehicle operation is not feasible in a program component or at a particular program location, the operator education and certification program for persons who are at least 14 years of age may use teaching or testing methods that do not involve the actual operation of an off-highway vehicle.\n(b) An operator safety certificate may not be issued to a person younger than 14 years of age unless the person has successfully completed a training course that involves the actual operation of an off-highway vehicle.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 1956), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 8.019, eff. September 1, 2020.\nTransferred, redesignated and amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 25, eff. June 14, 2019.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 551A. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER B. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE OPERATOR EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION FOR OPERATION ON PUBLIC LAND OR BEACH"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.551A.htm#551A.015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"624d0b1dbccb1595664d20c0f7195541173a5be66b9ad61d0ddec35537f1223a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551a.014","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551a.016"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}