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TX Transp Code § 342.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter E. Civil Liability of Bridge or Ferry Owner and Operator|Section 342.301. Liability of Bridge or Ferry Owner

Sec. 342.301.  LIABILITY OF BRIDGE OR FERRY OWNER.  The owner of a toll bridge or ferry for hire is liable for damage caused by neglect, delay, or insufficiency of the bridge or ferry boat.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter E. Civil Liability of Bridge or Ferry Owner and Operator|Section 342.302. Operating Ferry Without License

Sec. 342.302.  OPERATING FERRY WITHOUT LICENSE.  (a)  If a person operates a ferry for hire over a body of water and does not hold a license required under this chapter, the person is liable to:(1)  the county from which a license is required under this chapter;  and(2)  each person who holds a license to operate a ferry on the same body of water in that county.(b)  The amount of liability to each person described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) is $5 for each person transported and $5 for each article transported that is subject to a separate toll.(c)  A suit under this section must be filed in a justice court of the county described by Subsection (a)(1).(d)  A person described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) who prevails in an action brought under this section is also entitled to recover costs of suit.(e)  The county treasurer may file suit under this section on behalf of the county.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter E. Civil Liability of Bridge or Ferry Owner and Operator|Section 342.303. Charge of Excessive Toll Rate

Sec. 342.303.  CHARGE OF EXCESSIVE TOLL RATE.  (a)  If the holder of a license to operate a ferry charges and receives from a person a toll at a rate greater than the rate authorized by the commissioners court, the license holder is liable to the person in the amount of $5 for each violation.(b)  A suit under this section must be filed in a justice court of the county in which the license is issued.(c)  A person who brings a suit under this section and prevails is entitled to recover costs of suit.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter E. Civil Liability of Bridge or Ferry Owner and Operator|Section 342.304. Failure to Serve

Sec. 342.304.  FAILURE TO SERVE.  (a)  If the holder of a license to operate a ferry, on being tendered the authorized toll, does not, without reasonable cause, transport a person or the person's property of the type usually transported by the ferry, the holder is liable to the person in the amount of $2 for each 30 minutes of delay.(b)  A suit under this section must be filed in a justice court of the county in which the license is issued.(c)  A person who brings suit under this section and prevails is also entitled to recover costs of suit.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter E. Civil Liability of Bridge or Ferry Owner and Operator|Section 342.305. Failure to Post Toll Rates

Sec. 342.305.  FAILURE TO POST TOLL RATES.  (a)  The holder of a license to operate a ferry shall post and maintain at the ferry or ferry house for inspection a list of toll rates authorized by the commissioners court for the ferry.(b)  A person who violates Subsection (a) is liable for $4 for each violation.(c)  Each week a person violates Subsection (a) is a separate violation.(d)  Any person may bring suit in a justice court of the county in which the license is issued to collect the amount due under this section.  One-half of the amount collected shall be paid to the county and one-half shall be paid to the person who brings the suit.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter E. Civil Liability of Bridge or Ferry Owner and Operator|Section 342.306. Recovery Under Bond or From Surety

Sec. 342.306.  RECOVERY UNDER BOND OR FROM SURETY.  (a)  A person injured by a license holder's violation of a condition of the bond required under Section 342.104 may sue on the bond in the person's name for recovery of the amount due because of the violation.(b)  If a judgment is obtained against a license holder for a violation of this chapter and execution is returned because no property of the license holder can be found on which to levy to satisfy judgment, the justice to whom execution is returned shall cite the license holder's sureties to appear and show cause why judgment should not be entered against the sureties for the amount of the judgment against the license holder that is not satisfied.(c)  If the sureties do not show cause as described by Subsection (b), the justice shall enter judgment and issue execution for satisfaction of judgment against the sureties.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter F. Offenses Relating to Operation of Ferry|Section 342.401. Failure to Perform Duties; Charging Excessive Toll Rate

Sec. 342.401.  FAILURE TO PERFORM DUTIES;  CHARGING EXCESSIVE TOLL RATE.  A person who holds a license to operate a ferry shall be fined not less than $10 or more than $100 if the person:(1)  violates Section 342.107;  or(2)  charges a toll at a rate greater than the rate authorized by the commissioners court for the ferry.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter F. Offenses Relating to Operation of Ferry|Section 342.402. Failure to Obtain License

Sec. 342.402.  FAILURE TO OBTAIN LICENSE.  A person shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $200 if the person violates Section 342.101.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 391.002. Purpose

Sec. 391.002.  PURPOSE.  (a)  Subject to the availability of state and federal funds, it is the intent of the legislature to comply with the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 (23 U.S.C. Sections 131, 136, 319) to the extent that it is implemented by the United States Congress.  This chapter is conditioned on that law.(b)  The legislature declares that it is necessary to regulate the erection and maintenance of commercial signs and the establishment, operation, and maintenance of junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems to:(1)  promote the health, safety, welfare, morals, convenience, and enjoyment of the traveling public; and(2)  protect the public investment in the interstate and primary systems.(c)  The legislature considers that the following are means of protecting and providing for the general welfare of the traveling public and promoting the safety of citizens using the highways of this state:(1)  landscaping and developing recreational areas;(2)  acquiring interests in and improving strips of real property within, adjacent to, or within view of the interstate or primary system that are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;  and(3)  developing publicly owned and controlled rest and sanitary facilities in or adjacent to highway rights-of-way.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 391.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 391.003. Violation of Rule; Offense

Sec. 391.003.  VIOLATION OF RULE;  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person wilfully violates a rule adopted by the commission under this chapter.(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000.(c)  Each day of a rule violation is a separate offense.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 391.004. Disposition of Fees

Sec. 391.004.  DISPOSITION OF FEES.   Money the commission receives under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.  The commission shall use money in the state highway fund to administer this chapter and Chapter 394.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 391.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 391.006. Complaints; Records

Sec. 391.006.  COMPLAINTS; RECORDS.  (a)  The commission by rule shall establish procedures for accepting and resolving written complaints related to signs that are subject to this chapter.  The rules must include:(1)  a process to make information available describing the department's procedures for complaint investigation and resolution, including making information about the procedures available on the department's Internet website;(2)  a system to prioritize complaints so that the most serious complaints receive attention before less serious complaints; and(3)  a procedure for compiling and reporting detailed annual statistics about complaints.(b)  The department shall develop and provide a simple form for filing complaints with the department.(c)  The department shall provide to each person who files a written complaint with the department, and to each person who is the subject of a complaint, information about the department's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.(d)  The department shall keep, in accordance with the department's approved records retention schedule, an information file about each written complaint filed with the department that the department has authority to resolve.  The department shall keep the following information for each complaint for the purpose of enforcing this chapter:(1)  the date the complaint is filed;(2)  the name of the person filing the complaint;(3)  the subject matter of the complaint;(4)  each person contacted in relation to the complaint;(5)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and(6)  if the department does not take action on the complaint, an explanation of the reasons that action was not taken.(e)  If a written complaint is filed with the department that the department has authority to resolve, the department, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an ongoing department investigation.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 40(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 391.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter B. Regulation of Commercial Signs Generally|Section 391.031. Unlawful Commercial Signs; Offense

Sec. 391.031.  UNLAWFUL COMMERCIAL SIGNS; OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person erects or maintains a commercial sign, or allows a commercial sign to be erected or maintained on property owned by the person:(1)  within 660 feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way if the sign is visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary system; or(2)  outside an urban area if the sign is located more than 660 feet from the nearest edge of a right-of-way, is visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary system, and is erected for the purpose of having the sign seen from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary system.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 33(3), eff. June 15, 2017.(b-1)  A person does not commit an offense under this section if the person:(1)  erects or maintains a commercial sign located within 660 feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way in an area in which the land use:(A)  is designated industrial or commercial under authority of law; or(B)  is not designated industrial or commercial under authority of law, but the land use is consistent with an area designated industrial or commercial; and(2)  holds a permit issued by the department for the sign.(c)  The determination of whether an area is to be designated industrial or commercial must be made under criteria established by commission rule and according to actual land use.(d)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each day of the proscribed conduct is a separate offense.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 611 (H.B. 412), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 6, eff. June 15, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 7, eff. June 15, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 33(3), eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 391.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter B. Regulation of Commercial Signs Generally|Section 391.032. Regulation of Commercial Signs in Industrial or Commercial Area

Sec. 391.032.  REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL SIGNS IN INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL AREA.  (a)  The commission by rule may regulate the orderly and effective display of commercial signs consistent with the customary use of commercial signs in this state in an area in which the land use:(1)  is designated industrial or commercial under authority of law; and(2)  is not so designated but in which the land use is consistent with areas designated industrial or commercial in the manner provided by Section 391.031(c).(b)  The commission may agree with the secretary of the United States Department of Transportation to regulate the orderly and effective display of commercial signs in an area described by Subsection (a).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 8, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 391.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter B. Regulation of Commercial Signs Generally|Section 391.033. Acquisition of Commercial Signs by Commission

Sec. 391.033.  ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL SIGNS BY COMMISSION.  (a)  The commission may purchase or acquire by eminent domain a commercial sign that is lawfully in existence on a highway in the interstate or primary system.(b)  If an acquisition is by eminent domain, the commission shall pay just compensation to:(1)  the owner for the right, title, leasehold, and interest in the commercial sign; and(2)  the owner or, if appropriate, the lessee of the real property on which the commercial sign is located for the right to erect and maintain the sign.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 391.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter B. Regulation of Commercial Signs Generally|Section 391.034. Nuisance; Injunction

Sec. 391.034.  NUISANCE; INJUNCTION.  (a)  A commercial sign that is erected or maintained in violation of this chapter:(1)  endangers the health, safety, welfare, morals, and enjoyment of the traveling public and the protection of the public investment in the interstate and primary highway systems; and(2)  is a public nuisance.(b)  On written notice by certified mail from the department, an owner of a commercial sign that is a public nuisance under Subsection (a) shall remove the sign.  If the owner does not remove the sign within 45 days of the date of the notice, the department may direct the attorney general to apply for an injunction to:(1)  prohibit the owner from maintaining the sign; and(2)  require the removal of the sign.(c)  The state is entitled to recover from the owner of a commercial sign removed under an action brought under Subsection (b) all administrative and legal costs and expenses incurred to remove the sign, including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 10, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 391.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter B. Regulation of Commercial Signs Generally|Section 391.035. Civil Penalty

Sec. 391.035.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  In lieu of being subject to a criminal penalty, a person who intentionally violates this subchapter or Subchapter C may be liable for a civil penalty.  The attorney general or a district or county attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred may sue to collect the penalty.(b)  The amount of the civil penalty is not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation, depending on the seriousness of the violation.  A separate penalty may be collected for each day a continuing violation occurs.(c)  A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund if collected by the attorney general and to the credit of the county road and bridge fund of the county in which the violation occurred if collected by a district or county attorney.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 611 (H.B. 412), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (H.B. 875), Sec. 1, eff. May 20, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 391.0355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter B. Regulation of Commercial Signs Generally|Section 391.0355. Administrative Penalty

Sec. 391.0355.  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.  (a)  In lieu of a suit to collect a civil penalty, the commission, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the commission, may impose an administrative penalty against a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted by the commission under this chapter.  Each day a violation continues is a separate violation.(b)  The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed the maximum amount of a civil penalty under Section 391.035.(c)  A proceeding under this section is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.(d)  Judicial review of an appeal of an administrative penalty imposed under this section is under the substantial evidence rule.(e)  An administrative penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 391.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter B. Regulation of Commercial Signs Generally|Section 391.036. Scope of Commission Responsibility

Sec. 391.036.  SCOPE OF COMMISSION RESPONSIBILITY.  The commission's responsibility for the regulation of commercial signs is only on highways on the interstate and primary systems, including interstate highways, state highways, and farm-to-market roads.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 11, eff. June 15, 2017.|