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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the registration and operation on a public roadway of an |
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all-terrain vehicle by a disabled person. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.006, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (b) and |
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(c), a person may not register an all-terrain vehicle, with or |
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without design alterations, for operation on a public highway. |
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(c) A municipality with a population less than 35,000 may |
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register an all-terrain vehicle for operation on a public street, |
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road, or highway that is not an interstate or limited-access |
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highway by a person with a disability as defined by Section 681.001. |
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SECTION 2. Section 663.037, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) A person with a disability may operate an all-terrain |
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vehicle registered under Section 502.006 on a public street, road, |
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or highway with a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less, |
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that is not an interstate or limited-access highway that is located |
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in a municipality with a population of less than 35,000 if: |
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(1) the transportation is in connection with the |
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mobility needs of a person with a disability as defined by Section |
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681.001; |
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(2) the operator attaches to the back of the vehicle on |
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top of an eight-foot-long pole a triangular orange flag; |
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(3) the vehicle's headlights and taillights are |
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illuminated; |
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(4) the operator holds a driver's license, as defined |
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by Section 521.001; |
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(5) the operation of the all-terrain vehicle occurs in |
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the daytime; |
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(6) the operation of the all-terrain vehicle does not |
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exceed a distance of 25 miles from the point of origin to the |
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destination; |
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(7) the all-terrain vehicle's speed does not exceed 25 |
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miles per hour; and |
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(8) the operation of an all-terrain vehicle on the |
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public street, road, or highway is not in violation of an ordinance |
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of the municipality. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |