Texas Transportation Code 547.608 – Safety Glazing Material Required
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who sells or registers a new passenger-type motor vehicle, including a passenger bus and school bus, shall equip the vehicle doors, windows, and windshield with safety glazing material of a type approved by the department.
(b) The requirements of Subsection (a) do not apply to a glazing material in a compartment of a truck, including a truck-tractor, that is not designed and equipped for a person to ride in.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 547.608
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A person may not replace or require the replacement of glass in a door, window, or windshield of any motor vehicle if the replacement is not made with safety glazing material.
(d) A person who sells or attaches to a motor vehicle a camper manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1972, shall equip the camper doors and windows with safety glazing material of a type approved by the department. In this subsection “camper” means a structure designed to:
(1) be loaded on or attached to a motor vehicle; and
(2) provide temporary living quarters for recreation, travel, or other use.
(e) A person who sells imperfect safety glass for a door, window, or windshield of a motor vehicle shall:
(1) label the glass “second,” “imperfect,” or by a similar term in red letters at least one inch in size to indicate to the consumer the quality of the glass;
(2) orally notify the consumer of each imperfection and the possible result of using imperfect glass; and
(3) deliver written notice at the time of purchase notifying the consumer of each imperfection and the possible result of using imperfect glass.