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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER O - FOSTER HOMES: HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, ENVIRONMENT, SPACE AND EQUIPMENT
SECTION/RULE §749.2967 - May a caregiver transport a child in a vehicle where firearms, other weapons, explosive materials, or projectiles are present?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

(a) A caregiver may transport a child in a vehicle where firearms (other than handguns), other weapons, explosive materials, or projectiles are present if:(1) All firearms are not loaded;(2) The firearms, other weapons, explosive materials, or projectiles are inaccessible to the child; and(3) Possession of the firearm is legal.(b) A caregiver may transport a child in a vehicle where a handgun is present if:(1) The handgun is in the possession and control of the caregiver; and(2) The caregiver is not prohibited by law from carrying a handgun.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.2967 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective March 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1377; amended to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 941; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective April 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 2272.

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