Good and Dependable Condition Required

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 795.002, under Use of Certain Fire Trucks.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 795.002

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.