(A) No person, other than public safety personnel or volunteers in an official capacity for public safety, may operate a golf cart on a public street and/or parking area unless the person complies with the following:
(1) The maximum speed limit on the public street on which a golf cart is operated is 35 miles per hour or less;
(2) The person has been issued and possesses, on their person, a valid driver’s license;
(3) The person maintains and possesses current financial responsibility relating to operation of the golf cart as required for the operation of passenger vehicles in accordance with Tex. Transportation Code § 601.051 or other liability insurance relating to operation of a golf cart that provides substantially the same coverage and with limits not less than those required by Tex. Transportation Code § 601.051 while operating the golf cart;
(4) The person complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and ordinances applicable to the operating and equipping of a golf cart including displaying a license plate issued under Tex. Transportation Code § 551.402;
(5) The golf cart being operated by the person is equipped, in accordance with § 551.4041 of the Tex. Transportation Code and each of the following, which must continuously remain in good working and operational order:
(a) Two headlamps;
(b) Two tail lamps;
(c) Turn signals visible from both the front and rear of the vehicle;
(d) Side reflectors two front, amber in color and two rear, red in color; parking brake;
(e) Rearview mirror(s), capable of a clear, unobstructed view of at least 200 feet to the rear; and
(f) Slow-moving vehicle emblem located on the rear of the vehicle.
(6) The golf cart being operated otherwise complies with all applicable state and federal motor vehicle safety standards, as they exist or may be amended; and
(7) While the golf cart is in motion, the driver and every passenger are seated. No person may stand or ride in the lap of the driver, and/or another passenger of a golf cart while it is being operated on a public road.
(Ord. 2022-08-18, passed 8-18-2022) Penalty, see § 74.99