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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
TITLE 9. SAFETY
SUBTITLE C. FIRE
CHAPTER 795. USE OF CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS
Sec. 795.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "fire department"
means:
(1) a volunteer fire department; or
(2) a department of a municipality, county, or special district
or authority that provides fire-fighting services.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 279, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
Sec. 795.002. GOOD AND DEPENDABLE CONDITION REQUIRED. (a) This
chapter applies only to a fire truck in a good and dependable
operating condition. A fire truck is considered to be in a good
and dependable operating condition if:
(1) the truck complies with the standards established by or
under state law for the operating condition of a fire truck; and
(2) the fire department that uses the truck has secured
certification by an underwriters laboratory that meets NATIONAL
FIRE PROTECTION STANDARDS 1901.
(b) A fire truck may not be considered to be in a condition
other than a good and dependable operating condition solely
because the truck is 25 years old or older.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 279, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
Sec. 795.003. CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS INVOLVING AGE OF FIRE TRUCK
PROHIBITED. A contract, including any form of an insurance
contract, or an order, ordinance, rule, or similar decree of a
local government or state agency may not:
(1) restrict a fire department from using a fire truck that is
25 years old or older; or
(2) prevent any benefit from being claimed because the claim
arises out of circumstances in which a fire truck that is 25
years old or older is used.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 279, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
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Statutes > Texas > Health-and-safety-code > Title-9-safety > Chapter-795-use-of-certain-fire-trucks
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
TITLE 9. SAFETY
SUBTITLE C. FIRE
CHAPTER 795. USE OF CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS
Sec. 795.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "fire department"
means:
(1) a volunteer fire department; or
(2) a department of a municipality, county, or special district
or authority that provides fire-fighting services.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 279, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
Sec. 795.002. GOOD AND DEPENDABLE CONDITION REQUIRED. (a) This
chapter applies only to a fire truck in a good and dependable
operating condition. A fire truck is considered to be in a good
and dependable operating condition if:
(1) the truck complies with the standards established by or
under state law for the operating condition of a fire truck; and
(2) the fire department that uses the truck has secured
certification by an underwriters laboratory that meets NATIONAL
FIRE PROTECTION STANDARDS 1901.
(b) A fire truck may not be considered to be in a condition
other than a good and dependable operating condition solely
because the truck is 25 years old or older.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 279, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
Sec. 795.003. CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS INVOLVING AGE OF FIRE TRUCK
PROHIBITED. A contract, including any form of an insurance
contract, or an order, ordinance, rule, or similar decree of a
local government or state agency may not:
(1) restrict a fire department from using a fire truck that is
25 years old or older; or
(2) prevent any benefit from being claimed because the claim
arises out of circumstances in which a fire truck that is 25
years old or older is used.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 279, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
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TITLE 9. SAFETY
SUBTITLE C. FIRE
CHAPTER 795. USE OF CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS
Sec. 795.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "fire department"
means:
(1) a volunteer fire department; or
(2) a department of a municipality, county, or special district
or authority that provides fire-fighting services.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 279, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
Sec. 795.002. GOOD AND DEPENDABLE CONDITION REQUIRED. (a) This
chapter applies only to a fire truck in a good and dependable
operating condition. A fire truck is considered to be in a good
and dependable operating condition if:
(1) the truck complies with the standards established by or
under state law for the operating condition of a fire truck; and
(2) the fire department that uses the truck has secured
certification by an underwriters laboratory that meets NATIONAL
FIRE PROTECTION STANDARDS 1901.
(b) A fire truck may not be considered to be in a condition
other than a good and dependable operating condition solely
because the truck is 25 years old or older.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 279, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
Sec. 795.003. CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS INVOLVING AGE OF FIRE TRUCK
PROHIBITED. A contract, including any form of an insurance
contract, or an order, ordinance, rule, or similar decree of a
local government or state agency may not:
(1) restrict a fire department from using a fire truck that is
25 years old or older; or
(2) prevent any benefit from being claimed because the claim
arises out of circumstances in which a fire truck that is 25
years old or older is used.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 279, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
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