86R6171 AAF-D
By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 511
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the installation of unsafe motor vehicle tires;
creating a criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 727, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Section 727.005 to read as follows:
Sec. 727.005. INSTALLATION OF UNSAFE TIRES; OFFENSE. (a) A
person commits an offense if:
(1) the person owns or operates a business that
installs tires on motor vehicles;
(2) the person or an employee of the person installs a
tire on a motor vehicle to be used on a public street or highway;
(3) the tire is or will be subject to inspection under
Section 548.051; and
(4) the person knows that the tire:
(A) has tire tread less than one-sixteenth of an
inch deep;
(B) has a localized worn spot that exposes the
ply or cord through the tread;
(C) has a tread or sidewall crack, cut, or snag as
measured on the outside of the tire that is more than one inch long
and deep enough to expose the body cords;
(D) has any visible bump, bulge, or knot
apparently related to tread or sidewall separation or partial
failure of the tire structure, including bead area;
(E) has been regrooved or recut below the
original groove depth, except for a special regroovable tire that
has extra undertread rubber for that purpose and is identified as a
regroovable tire;
(F) has been repaired temporarily by the use of a
blowout patch or boot;
(G) has worn tread wear indicators that contact
the road in any two adjacent major grooves in the center or middle
of the tire; or
(H) does not otherwise meet applicable
Department of Public Safety safety standards for the tire adopted
under Section 547.101.
(b) This section does not apply to the reinstallation of a
tire on a motor vehicle that had been removed from the motor
vehicle.
(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.