Texas Statutes
§ 545.417 — OBSTRUCTION OF OPERATOR'S VIEW OR DRIVING MECHANISM.
Texas § 545.417
JurisdictionTexas
Code TNTransportation Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 545.417 (2026).
Text
Sec. 545.417. OBSTRUCTION OF OPERATOR'S VIEW OR DRIVING MECHANISM.
(a)An operator may not drive a vehicle when it is loaded so that, or when the front seat has a number of persons, exceeding three, so that:
(1)the view of the operator to the front or sides of the vehicle is obstructed; or
(2)there is interference with the operator's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(b)A passenger in a vehicle may not ride in a position that interferes with the operator's view to the front or sides or control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
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Legislative History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Nearby Sections
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§ 545.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 545.002
OPERATOR.§ 545.051
DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY.§ 545.054
PASSING TO THE LEFT: SAFE DISTANCE.§ 545.055
PASSING TO THE LEFT: PASSING ZONES.§ 545.057
PASSING TO THE RIGHT.§ 545.058
DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER.§ 545.061
DRIVING ON MULTIPLE-LANE ROADWAY.§ 545.062
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 545.417, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/TN/545.417.