Golf Cart Regulations

It is important to know what is and isn't a golf cart, according to Texas law. The Texas Transportation Code defines a golf cart as a motor vehicle designed by the manufacturer primarily for use on a golf course. This does not include off road vehicles, UTVs, or ATVs.
Equipment required to legally operate a golf cart:
- Headlights and Taillights
- Reflectors
- Parking Brake
- Mirrors
- Horn
- Slow moving vehicle placard
- License plate (obtain through the Bell County Tax Assessor-Collector office).
Exclusions and limitations:
- Only licensed drivers (state issued license)
- Daytime use only (dawn to dusk)
- Streets with speed limit of 35 mph or less
- Golf carts may only cross at an intersection when crossing a road with a speed limit of 35 mph or greater
- On roads with speed limits of 45 mph or greater, golf carts may only cross at an intersection with a traffic signal
- No FM roads or state highways:
- Main Street (SH 317)
- Loop 121
- Lake Road (FM 439)
- Holland Road (FM 436)
- FM 93 (6th Ave/2nd Ave)
- FM 1670
- FM 2271
- Waco Road (FM 817)
- Any highway or Interstate frontage road
- Golf Carts must move to the right and yield right-of-way to faster moving vehicles.
- While golf cart is in motion, driver and occupants must remain seated in a seat designed to hold passengers.
- No person may ride in the lap of the driver or any other occupant.
- Golf carts shall not be used or operated in a negligent manner.
- When operating on a public road, golf carts must comply with traffic and parking laws of the City of Belton and State of Texas.
- Golf carts may use the hike and bike trail system provided they yield right-of-way to pedestrians, bicycles, and other modes of transportation.