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H.B. No. 537 1 individually by a safety belt, if the child is occupying a seat that 2 is equipped with a safety belt. 3 SECTION 3. Section 545.416, Transportation Code, is amended 4 by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: 5 (d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an operator may 6 not carry another person on a motorcycle unless the other person is 7 at least five years of age. An offense under this subsection is a 8 misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than 9 $200. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the 10 operator was operating the motorcycle in an emergency or for a law 11 enforcement purpose. 12 (e) Subsection (d) does not prohibit an operator from 13 carrying on a motorcycle a person younger than five years of age who 14 is seated in a sidecar attached to the motorcycle. 15 SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only 16 to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. 17 An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is 18 covered by the law in effect immediately before the effective date 19 of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that 20 purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed 21 before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense 22 was committed before that date. 23 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September i, 2009.
Reference the current page of this Legislative Document.
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/m1/3/:
accessed May 1, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.