A person, other than public safety personnel, shall not operate a golf cart or an off-highway vehicle on a public street, parking area and/or traffic way unless the person obtains a registration permit, affixes a registration decal, and meets the following requirements:
(A) The maximum speed limit on the public street is 35 miles per hour or less;
(B) The person has a valid driver's license;
(C) The person maintains current financial responsibility for the golf cart or off-highway vehicle, as required of other passenger vehicles in Tex. Transportation Code § 601.051;
(D) The person complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances;
(E) The golf cart or off-highway vehicle has the following equipment, which must continuously remain in good working and operational order:
(1) Two headlamps;
(2) Two tail lamps;
(3) Side reflectors (two front, amber in color and two rear, red in color);
(4) Parking brake;
(5) Rearview mirror(s), capable of a clear, unobstructed view of at least 200 feet to the rear;
(F) Slow-moving vehicle emblem(s) shall be mounted base down on the rear of the vehicle and shall be maintained in a clean reflective condition;
(G) While the golf cart or off-highway vehicle is in motion, the driver and every passenger in the vehicle is seated in a seat designed to hold passengers. No person may stand or ride in the lap of the driver and/or other passenger of a golf cart or off-highway vehicle while it is moving; and
(H) The equipment described herein meets the Texas and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, as they exist or may be amended.
(Ord. 0120-2, passed 2-10-2020)