Section 647.017 - Operational Requirements(a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle transporting migrant agricultural workers that is loaded or that has a load that is distributed or secured in a manner that prevents the vehicle's safe operation.(b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if:(1) a tailgate, tailboard, tarpaulin, door, fastening device, or equipment or rigging is not securely in place;(2) an object: (A) obscures the operator's view in any direction;(B) interferes with the free movement of the operator's arms or legs;(C) obstructs the operator's access to emergency accessories; or(D) obstructs a person's entrance or exit from the cab or operator's compartment; or(3) property on the vehicle is stowed so that it:(A) restricts the operator's freedom of motion in properly operating the vehicle;(B) obstructs a person's exit from the vehicle; or(C) does not provide adequate protection to passengers and others from injury resulting from a falling or displaced article.(c) An operator who leaves a motor vehicle unattended shall securely set the parking brake, chock the wheels, and take all reasonable precautions to prevent the vehicle from moving.Tex. Transp. Code § 647.017
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.34(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.