Sec. 548.604.  PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2025
  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person operates or moves a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or mobile home, or a combination of those vehicles, that is:
(1)  equipped in violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;  or
(2)  in a mechanical condition that endangers a person, including the operator or an occupant, or property.
Text of subsection effective on January 01, 2025
(a)  A person commits an offense if the person operates or moves a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or mobile home, or a combination of those vehicles, that is  equipped in violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (H.B. 3297), Sec. 24, eff. January 1, 2025.