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Tex. Occ. Code § 2151.1526

PROHIBITION OF MOBILE AMUSEMENT RIDE OPERATION

Known as the Amusement Ride Safety Inspection and Insurance Act

The act spans §§ 2151.001 to 2151.153 (22 sections).

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.705(a), eff

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a mobile amusement ride on which a death occurs may not be operated.

(b) If a mobile amusement ride was in compliance with Section 2151.101 when its operation was initially prohibited under Subsection (a), a person may resume operating the mobile amusement ride only after an insurance company insuring the amusement ride on the date its operation was prohibited:

(1) reinspects the amusement ride in the same manner required under Section 2151.101; and

(2) delivers to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee a reinspection certificate:

(A) stating that the required reinspection has occurred;

(B) stating that the amusement ride meets coverage standards and is covered by insurance in compliance with Section 2151.101; and

(C) explaining the necessary repairs, if any, that have been made to the amusement ride after its operation was prohibited.

(c) If a mobile amusement ride was not in compliance with Section 2151.101 when its operation was initially prohibited under Subsection (a), a person may resume operating the mobile amusement ride only after the person subsequently complies with Section 2151.101.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.