81R26997 JD-D
By: Chavez H.B. No. 4531
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4531:
By: Frost C.S.H.B. No. 4531
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use and safety of certain types of motorcycles and
the establishment of a training requirement for the use of such
motorcycles; providing a penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle G, Title 7, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 664 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 664. HIGH-PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLE TRAINING
Sec. 664.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Motorcycle" has the meaning assigned by Section
502.001 and includes a motorcycle equipped with a sidecar.
(2) "Operator" has the meaning assigned by Section
541.001.
(3) "Owner" has the meaning assigned by Section
541.001.
(4) "High-performance motorcycle" means a motorcycle
with a weight-to-power ratio of less than 3-1/2 pounds per
horsepower, as determined by referencing the data contained on the
manufacturer's certificate of origin for the motorcycle and
dividing the motorcycle's dry shipping weight by its Society of
Automotive Engineers net horsepower as shown on the manufacturer's
certificate of origin.
Sec. 664.002. (a) Each owner and operator of a
high-performance motorcycle purchased on or after September 1,
2009, is required to take the training described by Chapter 662
within 180 days of the purchase of the motorcycle. Proof of
successful completion of the training must be carried by the
operator of a motorcycle purchased on or after September 1, 2009,
and produced on demand of any peace officer of this state.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.