Texas Statutes
§ 547.617 — MOTORCYCLE AND MOPED FOOTRESTS AND HANDHOLDS REQUIRED.
Texas § 547.617
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Bluebook
Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 547.617 (2026).
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Sec. 547.617. MOTORCYCLE AND MOPED FOOTRESTS AND HANDHOLDS REQUIRED.
(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.
(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).
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1111 (H.B. 3838 ), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 67 (S.B. 449 ), Sec. 6, eff. May 22, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171 ), Sec. 2.14, eff. September 1, 2019.
Nearby Sections
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§ 547.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 547.002
APPLICABILITY.§ 547.003
EQUIPMENT NOT AFFECTED.§ 547.004
GENERAL OFFENSES.§ 547.101
RULES AND STANDARDS IN GENERAL.§ 547.102
SCHOOL BUS EQUIPMENT STANDARDS.§ 547.205
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