Tex. Transp. Code § 451.113 · Subchapter C. MANAGEMENT OF AUTHORITY
DRIVING ON CERTAIN AUTHORITY RIGHT-OF-WAY; PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if, as the operator of a motor vehicle, the person drives on a designated right-of-way of an authority that is used in connection with a motor bus rapid transit system.
(b) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that the person:
(1) was driving a motor vehicle owned or under the control of the authority and was authorized to drive the vehicle on the designated right-of-way; or
(2) was driving an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined by Section 541.201, and responding to a call.
(c) Subsection (a) may be enforced by any peace officer listed in Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, in whose jurisdiction the offense is committed.
(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1209 (H.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.164, eff. January 1, 2025.
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