(a) § 601.051 does not apply to:
(1) the operation of a motor vehicle that:
(A) is a former military vehicle or is at least 25 years old;
(B) is used only for exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest and not for regular transportation; and
(C) for which the owner files with the department an affidavit, signed by the owner, stating that the vehicle is a collector’s item and used only as described by Paragraph (B);
(2) a neighborhood electric vehicle that is operated only as authorized by § 551.304;
(2-a) a golf cart that is operated only as authorized by § 551.403;
(2-b) an off-highway vehicle that is operated only as authorized by Subchapter C, Chapter 551A, or Section 551A.055 of this code or Chapter 29, Parks and Wildlife Code; or
(3) a volunteer fire department for the operation of a motor vehicle the title of which is held in the name of a volunteer fire department.
(b) Subsection (a)(3) does not exempt from the requirement of § 601.051 a person who is operating a vehicle described by that subsection.

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Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 601.052

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) In this section:
(1) “Former military vehicle” has the meaning assigned by § 504.502(i).
(2) “Volunteer fire department” means a company, department, or association that is:
(A) organized in an unincorporated area to answer fire alarms and extinguish fires or to answer fire alarms, extinguish fires, and provide emergency medical services; and
(B) composed of members who:
(i) do not receive compensation; or
(ii) receive only nominal compensation.

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