Texas Laws About Driving And Video Screens

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We found the rules pertaining to video display screens when driving in the State of Texas:

Texas Transportation Code – TRANSP § 547.611. Use of Certain Video Equipment and Television Receivers

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Here is part of the statute:

(a) A motor vehicle may be equipped with video receiving equipment, including a television, a digital video disc player, a videocassette player, or similar equipment, only if the equipment is located so that the video display is not visible from the operator’s seat unless the vehicle’s transmission is in park or the vehicle’s parking brake is applied.

(b) A motor vehicle specially designed as a mobile unit used by a licensed television station may have video receiving equipment located so that the video display is visible from the operator’s side, but the receiver may be used only when the vehicle is stopped.

 

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