Layperson terms: not just folks with golf carts - now owners of RZRs, Side x Sides, UTVs, 4-wheelers, Sand Rails are able to be operated on roads with the Texas Off Highway License Plate - see the below. I just got mine today, from the Tax Assessor Collectors Office in Southlake Town Square. Cost is $14.75 - this is a one-time fee, no renewal annually. All you need is the VIN #, your DL and the money.
Here's the tidbits:
Sec. 551A.055. OPERATION AUTHORIZED IN CERTAIN AREAS. An operator may operate an unregistered off-highway vehicle:
(1) in a master planned community:
(A) that has in place a uniform set of restrictive covenants; and
(B) for which a county or municipality has approved a plat; or
(2) on a highway for which the posted speed limit is not more than 35 miles per hour, if the off-highway vehicle is operated:
(A) during the daytime; and
(B) not more than two miles from the location where the off-highway vehicle is usually parked and for transportation to or from a golf course.
Full text of the law:
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs ... FZTxC7pvHQ
SxS / UTV / ATV / ROV / Sand Rail Owners - Now Street Legal in Texas!!
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Re: SxS / UTV / ATV / ROV / Sand Rail Owners - Now Street Legal in Texas!!
Apparently I can drive my 4 wheeler up to 25 miles from my ranch, so long as I have a 6ft tall orange flag.
No license plate required.
That means I could drive it in downtown Austin if I so choose.
No license plate required.
That means I could drive it in downtown Austin if I so choose.
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Re: SxS / UTV / ATV / ROV / Sand Rail Owners - Now Street Legal in Texas!!
Take a look at this link for a plain language explanation
https://www.txdmv.gov/motorists/buying- ... e-vehicles
https://www.txdmv.gov/motorists/buying- ... e-vehicles
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Re: SxS / UTV / ATV / ROV / Sand Rail Owners - Now Street Legal in Texas!!
As long as you are harvesting or cultivating.uthornsfan wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:16 pm Apparently I can drive my 4 wheeler up to 25 miles from my ranch, so long as I have a 6ft tall orange flag.
No license plate required.
That means I could drive it in downtown Austin if I so choose.
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