Tex. Transportation Code § 521.085
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.085, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.085. TYPE OF VEHICLE AUTHORIZED.
Official statutory text
(a) Unless prohibited by Chapter 522, and except as provided by Subsection (b), the license holder may operate any vehicle of the type for which that class of license is issued and any lesser type of vehicle other than a motorcycle.
(b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a license holder from operating a lesser type of vehicle that is:
(1) a motorcycle described by Section 521.001(a)(6-a) or an autocycle as defined by Section 501.008; or
(2) a type of motorcycle defined by the department under Section 521.001(c) and designated by the department as qualifying for operation under this section.
(b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a license holder from operating a lesser type of vehicle that is:
(1) a motorcycle described by Section 521.001(a)(6-a) or an autocycle as defined by Section 501.008; or
(2) a type of motorcycle defined by the department under Section 521.001(c) and designated by the department as qualifying for operation under this section.
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