Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 524.043. REVIEW; ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE. (a) Review on appeal is on the record certified by the State Office of Administrative Hearings with no additional testimony. (b) On appeal, a party may apply to the court to present additional evidence. If the court is satisfied that the…

Sec. 524.044. TRANSCRIPT OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. (a) To obtain a transcript of an administrative hearing, the party who appeals the administrative law judge's decision must apply to the State Office of Administrative Hearings. (b) On payment of a fee not to exceed the actual c…

Sec. 524.051. REINSTATEMENT AND REISSUANCE. (a) A driver's license suspended under this chapter may not be reinstated or another driver's license issued to the person until the person pays the department a fee of $125 in addition to any other fee required by law. (b) The payment …

Sec. 525.001. MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE AWARENESS. (a) In this section, "motorcycle" has the meaning assigned that term by Section 502.001, and includes a motorcycle equipped with a sidecar. (b) The Department of Public Safety shall include motorcycle and bicycle awareness informati…

Sec. 541.001. PERSONS. In this subtitle: (1) "Escort flagger" has the meaning assigned by Section 623.008. (1-a) "Operator" means, as used in reference to a vehicle, a person who drives or has physical control of a vehicle. (2) "Owner" means, as used in reference to a vehicle, a …

Sec. 541.002. GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES. In this subtitle: (1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety acting directly or through its authorized officers and agents. (2) "Director" means the public safety director. (3) "Local authority" means: (A) a county, municipality…

Sec. 541.101. METROPOLITAN AREA. In this subtitle, "metropolitan area" means an area that: (1) contains at least one municipality with a population of at least 100,000; and (2) includes the adjacent municipalities and unincorporated urban districts. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165,…

Sec. 541.102. RESTRICTED DISTRICTS. In this subtitle: (1) "Business district" means the territory adjacent to and including a highway if buildings used for business or industrial purposes, including a building used as a hotel, bank, office building, public building, or railroad s…

Sec. 541.201. VEHICLES. In this subtitle: (1) "Authorized emergency vehicle" means: (A) a fire department or police vehicle; (B) a public or private ambulance operated by a person who has been issued a license by the Department of State Health Services; (C) an emergency medical s…

Sec. 541.202. RAIL TRANSPORTATION. In this subtitle: (1) "Railroad" means a carrier that operates cars, other than streetcars, on stationary rails to transport persons or property. (2) "Railroad train" means a steam engine or electric or other motor with or without an attached ca…

Sec. 541.203. EQUIPMENT. In this subtitle: (1) "Exhaust emission system" means a motor vehicle engine modification designed to control or reduce the emission of substances from a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine, of a model year of 1968 or later, and installed on or incorpor…

Sec. 541.301. TRAFFIC. In this subtitle "traffic" means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, and conveyances, including vehicles and streetcars, singly or together while using a highway for the purposes of travel. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 541.302. TRAFFIC AREAS. In this subtitle: (1) "Alley" means a street that: (A) is not used primarily for through traffic; and (B) provides access to rear entrances of buildings or lots along a street. (2) "Crosswalk" means: (A) the portion of a roadway, including an intersec…

Sec. 541.303. INTERSECTION. (a) In this subtitle, "intersection" means the common area at the junction of two highways, other than the junction of an alley and a highway. (b) The dimensions of an intersection include only the common area: (1) within the connection of the lateral …

Sec. 541.304. TRAFFIC CONTROL. In this subtitle: (1) "Official traffic-control device" means a sign, signal, marking, or device that is: (A) consistent with this subtitle; (B) placed or erected by a public body or officer having jurisdiction; and (C) used to regulate, warn, or gu…

Sec. 541.401. MISCELLANEOUS TERMS. In this subtitle: (1) "Daytime" means the period beginning one-half hour before sunrise and ending one-half hour after sunset. (2) "Explosive" means a chemical compound or mechanical mixture that: (A) is commonly intended for use or used to prod…

Sec. 542.001. VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS. A provision of this subtitle relating to the operation of a vehicle applies only to the operation of a vehicle on a highway unless the provision specifically applies to a different place. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 199…

Sec. 542.002. GOVERNMENT VEHICLES. A provision of this subtitle applicable to an operator of a vehicle applies to the operator of a vehicle owned or operated by the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state, except as specifically provided otherwise by t…

Sec. 542.003. ANIMALS AND ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES. A person riding an animal on a roadway or operating a vehicle drawn by an animal on a roadway has the rights and duties applicable to the operator of a vehicle under this subtitle, except a right or duty that by its nature cannot a…

Sec. 542.004. PERSONS AND EQUIPMENT ENGAGED IN WORK ON HIGHWAY SURFACE. This subtitle does not apply to a person, team, motor vehicle, or other equipment engaged in work on a highway unless the provision is specifically made applicable, but does apply to those persons and vehicle…

Sec. 542.005. RULES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. This subtitle does not prevent an owner of private property that is a private road from: (1) regulating or prohibiting use of the property by the public for vehicular travel; or (2) requiring conditions different from or in addition to tho…

Sec. 542.006. SPEED RESTRICTIONS ON PRIVATE ROADS. (a) The owners of a majority of the parcels of real property abutting a private road may petition the Texas Transportation Commission to extend the speed restrictions of this subtitle to the portion of the road in a subdivision o…

Sec. 542.007. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS: PRIVATE SUBDIVISION IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a subdivision that is located in the unincorporated area of a county with a population of 500,000 or less. (b) On petition of 25 percent of the property owners residing in…

Sec. 542.008. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS: PRIVATE SUBDIVISIONS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a subdivision in which the roads are privately owned or maintained that is located in a municipality with a population of 300 or more. (b) On petition of 25 percent…

Sec. 542.0081. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS: SPECIAL DISTRICT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a road owned or maintained by a special district that is located in the unincorporated area of a county with a population of less than one million. (b) The residents of all …

Sec. 542.201. GENERAL RULE OF UNIFORMITY. This subtitle applies uniformly throughout this state. A local authority may not enact or enforce an ordinance or rule that conflicts with this subtitle unless expressly authorized by this subtitle. However, a local authority may regulate…

Sec. 542.202. POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES. (a) This subtitle does not prevent a local authority, with respect to a highway under its jurisdiction and in the reasonable exercise of the police power, from: (1) regulating traffic by police officers or traffic-control devices; (2) re…

Sec. 542.203. LIMITATION ON LOCAL AUTHORITIES. (a) A local authority may not erect or maintain a traffic-control device to direct the traffic on a state highway, including a farm-to-market or ranch-to-market road, to stop or yield before entering or crossing an intersecting highw…

Sec. 542.2035. LIMITATION ON MUNICIPALITIES. (a) A municipality may not implement or operate an automated traffic control system with respect to a highway or street under its jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing compliance with posted speed limits. The attorney general shall…

Sec. 542.204. POWERS RELATED TO INTERSECTIONS. The Texas Transportation Commission and a local authority may, in a matter of highway or traffic engineering design, consider the separate intersections of divided highways with medians at least 30 feet apart as components of a singl…

Sec. 542.205. CONFLICT BETWEEN THIS SUBTITLE AND AN ORDER, RULE, OR REGULATION OF CERTAIN AGENCIES. (a) If this subtitle conflicts with an order, rule, regulation, or requirement of the federal Surface Transportation Board or the department relating to a vehicle safety requiremen…

Sec. 542.206. EFFECT OF SPEED LIMITS IN A CIVIL ACTION. A provision of this subtitle declaring a maximum or minimum speed limit does not relieve the plaintiff in a civil action from the burden of proving negligence of the defendant as the proximate cause of a collision. Acts 1995…

Sec. 542.301. GENERAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person performs an act prohibited or fails to perform an act required by this subtitle. (b) Except as otherwise provided, an offense under this subtitle is a misdemeanor. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, …

Sec. 542.302. OFFENSE BY PERSON OWNING OR CONTROLLING VEHICLE. A person who owns a vehicle or employs or otherwise directs the operator of a vehicle commits an offense if the person requires or knowingly permits the operator of the vehicle to operate the vehicle in a manner that …

Sec. 542.303. INCHOATE OFFENSE. (a) A person who attempts to commit or conspires to commit an act declared by this subtitle to be an offense is guilty of the offense. (b) A person who falsely, fraudulently, or wilfully permits another to violate this subtitle is guilty of the vio…

Sec. 542.304. MOVING VIOLATIONS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. (a) The department by rule shall designate the offenses involving the operation of a motor vehicle that constitute a moving violation of the traffic law for the purposes of: (1) Section 1001.112(b)(4), Education Code; (2) Sect…

Sec. 542.401. GENERAL PENALTY. A person convicted of an offense that is a misdemeanor under this subtitle for which another penalty is not provided shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1 or more than $200. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 542.402. DISPOSITION OF FINES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a municipality or county shall use a fine collected for a violation of a highway law in this title to: (1) construct and maintain roads, bridges, and culverts in the municipality or county; (2) enforc…

Sec. 542.403. FINES. (a) In addition to other costs, the court shall order a person convicted of a misdemeanor under this subtitle to pay a fine of $3. (b) The officer who collects a fine under this section shall: (1) deposit in the municipal treasury a fine collected in a munici…

Sec. 542.4031. STATE TRAFFIC FINE. (a) In addition to the fine prescribed by Section 542.401 or another section of this subtitle, as applicable, a person who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or is convicted of an offense under this subtitle shall pay $50 as a state t…

Sec. 542.404. FINE FOR OFFENSE IN CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE WORK ZONE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if an offense under this subtitle, other than an offense under Chapter 548 or 552 or Section 545.412 or 545.413, is committed in a construction or maintenance work z…

Sec. 542.4045. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY OFFENSE RESULTING IN COLLISION. If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this subtitle in which an element is the failure by the operator of a vehicle to yield the right-of-way to another vehicle that a collision r…

Sec. 542.501. OBEDIENCE REQUIRED TO POLICE OFFICERS, SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS, AND ESCORT FLAGGERS. A person may not wilfully fail or refuse to comply with a lawful order or direction of: (1) a police officer; (2) a school crossing guard who: (A) is performing crossing guard duties…

Sec. 543.001. ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT AUTHORIZED. Any peace officer may arrest without warrant a person found committing a violation of this subtitle. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 543.002. PERSON ARRESTED TO BE TAKEN BEFORE MAGISTRATE. (a) A person arrested for a violation of this subtitle punishable as a misdemeanor shall be immediately taken before a magistrate if: (1) the person is arrested on a charge of failure to stop in the event of a collision…

Sec. 543.003. NOTICE TO APPEAR REQUIRED: PERSON NOT TAKEN BEFORE MAGISTRATE. An officer who arrests a person for a violation of this subtitle punishable as a misdemeanor and who does not take the person before a magistrate shall issue a written notice to appear in court showing t…