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H.B. No. 537
1 straps included as original equipment on or added to a vehicle.
2 (4) "Secured," in connection with use of a safety
3 belt, means using the lap belt and any shoulder straps according to
4 the instructions of:
5 (A) the manufacturer of the vehicle, if the
6 safety belt is original equipment; or
7 (B) the manufacturer of the safety belt, if the
8 safety belt has been added to the vehicle.
9 SECTION 2. Section 545.413, Transportation Code, is amended
10 by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
11 follows:
12 (a) A person commits an offense if:
13 (1) the person:
14 (A) is at least 15 years of age;
15 (B) is riding in [tho front coat of] a passenger
16 vehicle while the vehicle is being operated;
17 (C) is occupying a seat that is equipped with a
18 safety belt; and
19 (D) is not secured by a safety belt; or
20 (2) as the operator of a school bus equipped with a
21 safety belt for the operator's seat, the person is not secured by
22 the safety belt.
23 (b-l) A person commits an offense if the person allows a
24 child who is younger than 17 years of age and who is not required to
25 be secured in a child passenger safety seat system under Section
26 545.412(a) to ride in a passenger van designed to transport 15 or
27 fewer passengers, including the driver, without securing the child
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 537, Chapter 1257, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth148958/m1/2/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.