Tex. Transp. Code § 547.508 · Subchapter J. PROVISIONS RELATING TO WARNING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS ON VEHICLES
OFFENSE RELATING TO WARNING DEVICES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not remove, damage, destroy, misplace, or extinguish a warning device required under Sections 547.502-547.507 when the device is being displayed or used as required.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) an owner of a vehicle or the owner's authorized agent or employee; or
(2) a peace officer acting in an official capacity.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.547.htm
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