{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-727.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 727.001","heading":"MINIMUM ROAD CLEARANCE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a public roadway a passenger or commercial vehicle that has been modified from its original design or weighted so that the clearance between any part of the vehicle other than the wheels and the surface of the level roadway is less than the clearance between the roadway and the lowest part of the rim of any wheel in contact with the roadway.\n(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $50.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE J. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 727. MODIFICATION OF, TAMPERING WITH, AND EQUIPMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.727.htm#727.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"abba6c094914d310ad622c91788ad139904609d49416b6691ceda2d0e96b1ffd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-726.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-727.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}