{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551a.072","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.072","heading":"SAFETY APPAREL REQUIRED.","body":"(a) A person may not operate, ride, or be carried on an off-highway vehicle on public off-highway vehicle land, a beach, or a highway unless the person wears:\n(1) a safety helmet that complies with United States Department of Transportation standards;\n(2) eye protection; and\n(3) seat belts, if the vehicle is equipped with seat belts.\n(b) Subsections (a)(1) and (2) do not apply to a motor vehicle that has four wheels, is equipped with bench or bucket seats and seat belts, and includes a roll bar or roll cage construction to reduce the risk of injury to an occupant of the vehicle in case of vehicle rollover.\n(c) This section does not apply to a motor vehicle that is in the process of being loaded into or unloaded from a trailer or another vehicle used to transport the vehicle.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 1044), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 1956), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.\nTransferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 663.034 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 36, eff. June 14, 2019.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 551A. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER E. EQUIPMENT AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.551A.htm#551A.072","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"6eae67aac8c396a59240a4856cc034140b5ddf1908f167f6bfca1cc8650ad5cd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551a.071","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551a.073"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}