Tex. Transp. Code § 546.005 · Subchapter A. AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES

DUTY OF CARE.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

This chapter does not relieve the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle from:

(1) the duty to operate the vehicle with appropriate regard for the safety of all persons; or

(2) the consequences of reckless disregard for the safety of others.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source of truth

Edition: 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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