RESOURCES
ADVOCACY
We seek to be stewards of the sport, for powersports enthusiasts, their vehicles and the places in which we ride. We seek just protections for riders, their vehicles, and motorsport venues.
We have studied pertinent parts of Texas law, namely the Texas Transportation Code as well as Texas Parks & Wildlife Code and have identified several regulations inhibiting or imprecisely addressing the use of powersports vehicles.
Making direct contact with legislators, we aim to provide the missing subject matter expertise on our field. We have identified current regulations (below) and are drafting amendments that will reduce misnomers, incorporate the latest advances in the industry, and enable riders to make appropriate use of the natural advantages of their vehicles.
The end state is to craft more precise legislation that best serves powersports enthusiasts and the People of Texas.
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TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE:
Title 7, Subtitle A, Ch. 501, Sub Ch. A, Sec. 501.002. Certificate of Title. Definitions.
Para. (1), (16) & (17)(D)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1.
Amended: 12 ea. 8 subsequent Leg's. 1999 thru 2019.
Title 7, Subtitle A, Ch. 501, Sub Ch. A, Sec. 501.008. Certificate of Title. Title for Autocycle.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 67 (S.B. 449).
Amended: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1115)
Title 7, Subtitle B, Ch. 521, Sub Ch. A, Sec. 521.001. DL's & Cert’s. Def'n of Motorcycle (incl. Autocycle)
Para (6-a) & Para (c)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended: 13 ea. 6 subsequent Leg's. 2005 thru 2023.
Title 7, Subtitle B, Ch. 521, Sub Ch. D, Sec. 521.084. Drivers’ Licenses & Cert’s. Class M License.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended: 2 ea. 2 subsequent Leg's. 2015 & 2019.
Title 7, Subtitle B, Ch. 521, Sub Ch. D, Sec. 521.085. Drivers’ Licenses & Cert’s. Type of Vehicle Authorized.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended: 6 ea. 3 Subsequent Leg's., 2009 thru 2019
Title 7, Subtitle C, Ch. 541, Sub Ch. C, Sec. 541.201. Vehicles… Definition of Motorcycle.
Para. (8), (9)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1.
Amended: 24 ea. 13 subsequent Leg's. 1995 thru 2023. Incl. H.B. 4504, eff. 01 Jan 25.
Title 7, Subtitle C, Ch. 545, Sub Ch. B, Sec. 545.0605. Operation of Motorcycles on Roadway Laned for Traffic.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 4122), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Title 7, Subtitle C, Ch. 551A, Sub Ch. A, Sec. 551A.001. Off-Highway Vehicles. Definitions.
Para (1), (1-d), (5), (6).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg.
Amended: 9 ea. 5 subsequent Leg's. 2003 thru 2019.
Title 7, Subtitle C, Ch. 551A, Sub Ch. D Sec. 551A.051. Off-Highway Vehicles. Operation on Highway.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 31, eff. June 14, 2019.
Title 7, Subtitle C, Ch. 731, Sub Ch. A, Sec. 731.001. Assembled Vehicles.
Para. (1), (2), (4), (6), (9), & (12).
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg. (H.B. 1755).
Amended: 1 ea. 1 subsequent Leg. Acts 2021, 87th Leg. (H.B. 3607)
PARKS & WILDLIFE CODE:
Title 7, Subtitle C, Ch. 731, Sub Ch. A, Sec. 731.001. Off-Highway Vehicle Trail And Recreational Area Program.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 367 (S.B. 1311).
Amended: 4 ea. 4 Subsequent Leg's. 2007 thru 2019.