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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles and recreational |
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off-highway vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 663.037(d) and (g), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The operator of an all-terrain vehicle may drive the |
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vehicle on a public street, road, or highway that is not an |
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interstate or limited-access highway if: |
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(1) the transportation is in connection with: |
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(A) the production, cultivation, care, |
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harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, storing, |
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handling, shipping, marketing, selling, or use of agricultural |
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products, as defined by Section 52.002, Agriculture Code; or |
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(B) utility work performed by a utility; |
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(2) the operator attaches to the back of the vehicle |
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[on top of an eight-foot-long pole] a triangular orange flag that is |
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at least six feet above ground level; |
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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; and |
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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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(g) A peace officer or other person who provides law |
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enforcement, firefighting, ambulance, medical, or other emergency |
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services, including a volunteer firefighter, may operate an |
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all-terrain vehicle on a public street, road, or highway that is not |
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an interstate or limited-access highway only if: |
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(1) the transportation is in connection with the |
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performance of the operator's [officer's] official duty; |
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(2) the operator [officer] attaches to the back of the |
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vehicle [on top of an eight-foot-long pole] a triangular orange |
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flag that is at least six feet above ground level; |
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(3) the vehicle's headlights and taillights are |
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illuminated; |
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(4) the operator [officer] holds a driver's license, |
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as defined by Section 521.001; and |
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(5) the operation of the all-terrain vehicle does not |
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exceed a distance of 10 [25] |
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miles from the point of origin to the |
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destination. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 920 was passed by the House on April |
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13, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, 3 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 920 on May 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, 2 |
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present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 920 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 17, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |