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§ 551a-058 — Texas Law | CourtGPT
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  7. Chapter 551a - Off-highway Vehiclessub/
  8. Subchapter D - Operation on Highway/
  9. § 551a-058
Texas Legal Code
(a) A peace officer or other person who provides law enforcement, firefighting, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services, including a volunteer firefighter, may operate an unregistered off-highway vehicle on a highway that is not an interstate or limited-access highway if:(1) the transportation is in connection with the performance of the operator's official duty;(2) the operator attaches to the back of the vehicle a triangular orange flag that is at least six feet above ground level;(3) the vehicle's headlights and taillights are illuminated; and(4) the operation of the vehicle does not exceed a distance of 10 miles from the point of origin to the destination.(b) Notwithstanding Section 551A.052, an off-highway vehicle operated under this section is not required to display a license plate. Reenacted, transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 663.037(g) by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 32, eff. June 14, 2019.

§ 551a-058

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