Bill Text: TX HB3838 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to motorcycle equipment and training and the license requirements for a three-wheeled motorcycle; creating an offense.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - See remarks for effective date [HB3838 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB3838-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to motorcycle equipment and training and the license requirements for a three-wheeled motorcycle; creating an offense.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - See remarks for effective date [HB3838 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB3838-Introduced.html
By: Phillips | H.B. No. 3838 |
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relating to the regulation of motorcycles and motorcycle operators. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as Malorie's Law. | ||
SECTION 2. Sec. 662.002, Transportation Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 662.002. PURPOSE OF PROGRAM; CURRICULUM. (a) The | ||
purpose of the motorcycle operator training and safety program is: | ||
(1) to make available to motorcycle operators: | ||
(A) information relating to the operation of | ||
motorcycles; and | ||
(B) courses in knowledge, skills, and safety | ||
relating to the operation of motorcycles; and | ||
(2) to provide information to the public on sharing | ||
roadways with motorcycles. | ||
(b) The program shall: | ||
(1) contain material regarding operating a motorcycle | ||
while carrying a passenger, and | ||
(2) may include curricula developed by the Motorcycle | ||
Safety Foundation. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 545.416, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 545.416. RIDING ON MOTORCYCLE. (a) An operator of a | ||
motorcycle shall ride on the permanent and regular seat attached to | ||
the motorcycle. | ||
(b) An operator may not carry another person on the | ||
motorcycle, and a person who is not operating the motorcycle may not | ||
ride on the motorcycle, unless the motorcycle is designed to carry | ||
more than one person. | ||
(c) If the motorcycle is designed to carry more than one | ||
person, a passenger may ride only on the permanent and regular seat, | ||
if designed for two persons, or on another seat firmly attached to | ||
the motorcycle behind or to the side of the operator. | ||
(d) If a motorcycle is designed to carry more than one | ||
person, the motorcycle must be equipped with foot rests and | ||
handholds for use by a passenger on the motorcycle. | ||
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may not carry another person on a motorcycle unless the other person | ||
is at least five years of age. An offense under this subsection is a | ||
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than | ||
$200. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the | ||
operator was operating the motorcycle in an emergency or for a law | ||
enforcement purpose. | ||
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from carrying on a motorcycle a person younger than five years of | ||
age who is seated in a sidecar attached to the motorcycle. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2013. |