Clone of TAC - Rule 749.3111 - Do the seat belt requirements prohibit transporting children in the bed of a pick-up truck or other parts of the vehicle on the foster parents' property or public roads?

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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 §749.3111 - Do the seat belt requirements prohibit transporting children in the bed of a pick-up truck or other parts of the vehicle on the foster parents' property or public roads?

Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

Yes. Children must be inside the vehicle when transported. The back of a pick-up truck is not considered inside the vehicle. Children must never be transported in the bed of a pick-up truck, while standing on runners, or while on the hood or trunk of any vehicle.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3111 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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