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<br />Transpoeion Code e fi541.203
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<br />rented, or leased by a school district, county (B)' constructed'so that no part of the vehi.
<br />school, open. enrollment charter school, regional cle's weight and load rests on the motor vehicle.
<br />education service center, or shared. services ar. (21) "Truck" m'eans a motor vehicle designed,
<br />rangement and that is used to transport public used, or maintained primarily to transport pro.
<br />school students on a school. related activity trip, perty.
<br />other than on routes to and from school. The (22) "Truck tractor" means a motor vehicle.
<br />term does not include a chartered bus, a bus op~ designed and 'used primarily to draw another
<br />erated by a mass transit authority, or a school vehicle but not constructed to carry a load other
<br />bus. ' than a part of the: weight of the other vehicle
<br />(16) "School bus" means a motor vehicle that and its load.
<br />was manufactured in compliance with the fed- (23) "Vehicle" means a device that can be
<br />eral motor vehicle safety standards for school. . used to transport or draw personS' or property
<br />buses in 'effect on the date of m'anufacture, and on a highway. The t~:rm does not include:
<br />that is used to transport pre-primary, primary, ' (A) a device exclusively used on stationary
<br />or secondary students on a route to or from rails pr tracks; or " ' :
<br />school or on a school-related activity trip other (3) manufactured' housing as that term is
<br />than on routes to and from school. The term defined by Chapter)201, Occupations Code. ..
<br />! does not include a school-chartered bus or a bus (24) "Electric bicycle" means a bicycle that: V
<br />; operated by a mass transit authority; (A) is designed to be propelled by ail electric
<br />~ (17) "Semitrailer" means a vehicle with or motor, exclusively or in combination with the
<br />~ without motive power, other than a pole trailer:. application of human PQwer;
<br />t (A) designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle (B) cannot attain a speed of more than 20
<br />, a,nd to transport persons or property; and miles per hour without the application of human
<br />(B) constructed so that part of the vehicle's power; and " ,'.
<br />~ weight and load rests on or is carried by another (C) does not exc~ed a weight of 100 pounds.
<br />::i vehicle. (Added by L.1995, 'chap. 165(1); chgd. by L.1997,
<br />.; (18) "Special mobile equipment" means a, chaps. 102fX1), 1438(8); L.1999,chaps.'663(1), 797(3}; ,
<br />:; vehicle that is not designed or used primarily to L.2001, c)rap.1085(5);''L.2003, chaps. 1276(UA833),
<br />~ transport persons or property and that is only 1318(2), eft. 9/1/2003.)
<br />;E incidentally operated on a highway. The term: .\:541' 202 'R '1' t ' ; rt t'
<br />. (A) includes ditchdigging apparatus, well :I!,. th;' 8.lbt"tl:r~,spo ~ Ion:
<br />. b . t d d 't ti' d n IS su I e.
<br />oJ onng appara us, an roa cons ruc on an (I)' "R' :1,- d'" ~ ' " . th t t
<br />oS' h" I din h It aucoa. ~eans a c~ner ,a opera es
<br />:: malntenanc~ ma~ In~ry, ~c u g an ali1P a car~, oth~r than streetcars, 'on stationary rails
<br />:I spreader, bltummous mLXer, bu:ket loa~er, 'to transport p~i'soris Qr property.
<br />~ ~actor other th~n ~ truck tra.ctor, dltcher, level-, (2) '~ilroad; train" means a steam engine
<br />"i ling grader, ~shmg machlne~ motor grader, . or electric or other'motor with or without an at;
<br />c;, road roller, scarifier, earth.mo~ng carryall and tached cat'oi;lerated on railS, other than a streetcar.
<br />S scraper, power shovel or ~agline,. or self-pro- (3) "Streetcar'" means' a. car,' other' than a
<br />::l pelled crane and earth-.movmg e9-wpm~nt; and : railrQad tra4:a, used to transport persons or
<br />! (B) excludes a vehIcle that IS deSIgned to property and'operated on rails located primar.
<br />:i tr~nsport pE!rson~ or pr?perty and th8:t,h~s ma. ily 'Yithin a municipality.
<br />~ chinery attached, mcluding a house trailer, dump (Added by L.1995, "chap. 165(1), eft. 9/1/95.)
<br />8 truck, tru~-mounted transit .mixer, crane, and ' . '
<br />.... shovel. . ~541.203. Eq~1:pment., ','
<br />N (19) "Towable recreational vehicle" means a ,In t~is sub~it1E\::,. ' II
<br />nonmotorized vehicle that: (1) Exhaust emIssIon system means a mo-
<br />(A) is designed: tor ,,~~le engine ~<?d~cation desigI!.ed to con-
<br />(i) to be towable by a motor vehicle; and trol or red~ce the J!mlSSlon of ~ubstanc.es from a
<br />(ii) for temporary human habitation for mO,~or vehlcl~, o~ .lP9t9r ve,hlcle. engme, of a
<br />uses including recreational camping tor sea. model ye.ar. <;It: 1968 or later, and InStalled on or
<br />sonal use' incorporated in a motor vehicle or ,m,<;ltor vehi~le
<br />(B) is'permanently built on a single chassis; . en~~ in ,cQmp~~nc~ ~ith r~quirem~nts im-
<br />(C) may contain one or more life-support posed ,by th~ :M:~~r Vehl~le Air Poll,ution Con-
<br />systems; and , . trol ~ct (~2 q.S.C. .~ection 18!)7:et seq.) or other
<br />(D) may be used permanently or temporarily, applica?le l~w. , ;," . '. ' . .
<br />for advertising, selling, displaying, or promot- .(2) . 'Metal tlI'e .1I~cl~des.a tlI'e t~e surface of
<br />ing mer~andise or services, but is not used for WhICh In contact WIth the highway IS who~lr or
<br />transporting property for hire or for distribu- partly. made .of metal or ,other h~d, nonresll1ent
<br />tion by a private carrier. ma.ten!i1.. ,'" .. .
<br />(20) "Trailer" means a vehicle, other than a . (3) ~uffier. m~ans ,a deVlce that reduces
<br />pole trailer, with or without motive power: nOIse usmg: . .. . .
<br />(A) designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle (A) ~ mechanIcal deslgJ)., Includmg a senes
<br />and to transport persons or property; and of chambers .or baffie plates, f:o re,c;ei~e exhaust
<br />gas from an mtemal combustion engme; or
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