Tex. Transp. Code § 546.003 · Subchapter A. AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES
AUDIBLE OR VISUAL SIGNALS REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Except as provided by Section 546.004, the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle engaging in conduct permitted by Section 546.001 shall use, at the discretion of the operator in accordance with policies of the department or the local government that employs the operator, audible or visual signals that meet the pertinent requirements of Sections 547.305 and 547.702.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.546.htm
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Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 546.001PERMISSIBLE CONDUCT.Printed as Section 546.001
- Tex. Transp. Code § 546.004EXCEPTIONS TO SIGNAL REQUIREMENT.Printed as Section 546.004
- Tex. Transp. Code § 547.305RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF LIGHTS.Printed as Sections 547.305 and 547.702
- Tex. Transp. Code § 547.702ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES.Printed as Sections 547.305 and 547.702
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