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TX Transp Code § 552.0071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552 - Pedestrians|Section 552.0071. Local Authorization for Solicitation by Pedestrian

Sec. 552.0071.  LOCAL AUTHORIZATION FOR SOLICITATION BY PEDESTRIAN.  (a)  A local authority shall grant authorization for a person to stand in a roadway to solicit a charitable contribution as provided by Section 552.007(a) if the persons to be engaged in the solicitation are employees or agents of the local authority and the other requirements of this section are met.(b)  A person seeking authorization under this section shall file a written application with the local authority not later than the 11th day before the date the solicitation is to begin. The application must include:(1)  the date or dates and times when the solicitation is to occur;(2)  each location at which solicitation is to occur; and(3)  the number of solicitors to be involved in solicitation at each location.(c)  This section does not prohibit a local authority from requiring a permit or the payment of reasonable fees to the local authority.(d)  The applicant shall also furnish to the local authority advance proof of liability insurance in the amount of at least $1 million to cover damages that may arise from the solicitation.  The insurance must provide coverage against claims against the applicant and claims against the local authority.(e)  A local authority, by acting under this section or Section 552.007, does not waive or limit any immunity from liability applicable under law to the local authority.  The issuance of an authorization under this section and the conducting of the solicitation authorized is a governmental function of the local authority.(f)  Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the existing rights of individuals or organizations under Section 552.007 are not impaired.(g)  For purposes of a solicitation under Subsection (a), a roadway is defined to include the roadbed, shoulder, median, curbs, safety zones, sidewalks, and utility easements located adjacent to or near the roadway.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 12 (S.B. 245), Sec. 2, eff. May 3, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 333 (H.B. 3089), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 552.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552 - Pedestrians|Section 552.008. Drivers to Exercise Due Care

Sec. 552.008.  DRIVERS TO EXERCISE DUE CARE.  Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter, the operator of a vehicle shall:(1)  exercise due care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian on a roadway;(2)  give warning by sounding the horn when necessary;  and(3)  exercise proper precaution on observing a child or an obviously confused or incapacitated person on a roadway.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 552.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552 - Pedestrians|Section 552.009. Ordinances Relating to Pedestrians

Sec. 552.009.  ORDINANCES RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS.  A local authority may by ordinance:(1)  require pedestrians to comply strictly with the directions of an official traffic control signal;  and(2)  prohibit pedestrians from crossing a roadway in a business district or a designated highway except in a crosswalk.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 552.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552 - Pedestrians|Section 552.010. Blind Pedestrians

Sec. 552.010.  BLIND PEDESTRIANS.  (a)  No person may carry a white cane on a public street or highway unless the person is totally or partially blind.(b)  The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection or crosswalk where a pedestrian guided by an assistance animal or carrying a white cane is crossing or attempting to cross shall take necessary precautions to avoid injuring or endangering the pedestrian.  The driver shall bring the vehicle to a full stop if injury or danger can be avoided only by that action.(c)  If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that as a result of the commission of the offense a collision occurred causing serious bodily injury or death to a blind person, the offense is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1)  a fine of not more than $500; and(2)  30 hours of community service to an organization or agency that primarily serves visually impaired or disabled persons, to be completed in not less than six months and not more than one year.(c-1)  A portion of the community service required under Subsection (c)(2) shall include sensitivity training. (d)  For the purposes of this section:(1)  "Assistance animal" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.002, Human Resources Code.(2)  "White cane" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.002, Human Resources Code.(e)  If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code or the Penal Code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or both sections.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2428, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 278, Sec. 5, eff. June 5, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 649, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Renumbered from Human Resources Code, Section 121.007 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1272 (H.B. 1343), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 552.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552 - Pedestrians|Section 552.011. Train Occupying Crossing

Sec. 552.011.  TRAIN OCCUPYING CROSSING.  A pedestrian may not move in front of, under, between, or through the cars of a moving or stationary train occupying any part of a railroad grade crossing.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1247 (H.B. 2775), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 553.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 553 - Enactment and Enforcement of Certain Traffic Laws in Certain Municipalities|Section 553.001. Applicability

Sec. 553.001.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies only to a municipality with a population of less than 2,500 in a county with a population of 250,000 or more.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 553.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 553 - Enactment and Enforcement of Certain Traffic Laws in Certain Municipalities|Section 553.002. Traffic Signals or Signs in Municipality

Sec. 553.002.  TRAFFIC SIGNALS OR SIGNS IN MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  A municipality may not enact an ordinance governing the erection or operation of a traffic signal or sign in the municipality on a state highway funded in whole or in part by the state without prior approval by the Texas Department of Transportation.(b)  A municipality intending to erect or operate a traffic signal or sign described by Subsection (a) must apply in writing to the Texas Department of Transportation.  After the application is filed, the Texas Department of Transportation shall designate an employee to investigate the application and shall grant or refuse the application not later than the 90th day after the date of the designation.(c)  In granting an application, the Texas Department of Transportation:(1)  may prescribe the conditions under which the municipality may erect and operate the signal or sign and all other aspects of the signal or sign;  and(2)  shall consider the convenience of the traveling public in raising speed limits in noncongested areas and the control of traffic for the protection of schoolchildren and other inhabitants of small communities where there are areas of congestion and cross-traffic.(d)  This section does not apply to an ordinance enacted or a temporary speed limit sign erected or operated under Section 545.3561.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 216 (H.B. 109), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 553.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 553 - Enactment and Enforcement of Certain Traffic Laws in Certain Municipalities|Section 553.003. Injunction Against Unauthorized Signal or Sign

Sec. 553.003.  INJUNCTION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED SIGNAL OR SIGN.  (a)  If a municipality erects or maintains a traffic signal or sign without meeting the requirements of this chapter, the district or county attorney of the county where the signal or sign is located shall bring a suit to enjoin the erection and maintenance of the signal or sign.(b)  If the district or county attorney does not institute a suit under Subsection (a) within 15 days after the date a request to do so is received from a resident of the state, any state resident may institute and prosecute the suit.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 600.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 600 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 600.001. Removing Material From Highway

Sec. 600.001.  REMOVING MATERIAL FROM HIGHWAY.  (a)  A person who drops or permits to be dropped or thrown on a highway destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the material or cause it to be removed.(b)  A person who removes a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove glass or another injurious substance dropped on the highway from the vehicle.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 600.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 600 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 600.002. Identification Required for Vehicle Near Mexican Border

Sec. 600.002.  IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR VEHICLE NEAR MEXICAN BORDER.  On demand of a peace officer within 250 feet of the Mexican border at a checkpoint authorized by Section 411.0095, Government Code, as added by Chapter 497, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, the driver of a vehicle shall produce a driver's license and proof of compliance with Chapter 601.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 600.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 600 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 600.003. Enforcement of Certain Traffic Laws by Private Institutions of Higher Education

Sec. 600.003.  ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN TRAFFIC LAWS BY PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  In this section, "private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003(15), Education Code.(b)  A private or independent institution of higher education may enforce a traffic law of this state under Chapter 545 restricting or prohibiting the operation or movement of vehicles on a road of the institution if:(1)  the road of the institution is open to the public at the time the traffic law is enforced;(2)  the governing body of the institution adopts a regulation to enforce the traffic law;  and(3)  the restriction or prohibition on the operation and movement of vehicles adopted by the institution:(A)  is posted by means of a sign, marking, signal, or other device visible to and, if it contains writing, able to be read by an operator of a vehicle to whom the restriction or prohibition applies in the same manner as a similar restriction or prohibition on the operation and movement of vehicles would be posted by a municipality;  and(B)  has been approved by:(i)  the commissioners court of the county in which the applicable road of the institution is located, if the road is located in the unincorporated area of a county;  or(ii)  the governing body of the municipality in which the applicable road of the institution is located, if the road is located in a municipality.(c)  Campus security personnel of the institution commissioned under Section 51.212, Education Code, are authorized to enforce the provisions of this section and have the authority to issue and use traffic tickets and summons in a form prescribed by the Texas Department of Public Safety to enforce this chapter only on the property of the institution that commissioned the campus security personnel under Section 51.212, Education Code.(d)  The same procedures that apply to a traffic ticket or summons by a commissioned peace officer of an institution of higher education under Sections 51.206 and 51.210, Education Code, also apply to a ticket or summons issued under this section.(e)  The governing body of the municipality or the commissioners court of the county that approves the enforcement of traffic laws under Subsection (b) shall also determine the disposition of funds collected under this section from any fees or fines from the enforcement of a traffic law of this state.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 620, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 600.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 600 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 600.004. Training of School Crossing Guard

Sec. 600.004.  TRAINING OF SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD.  (a)  A local authority may authorize a school crossing guard to direct traffic in a school crossing zone if the guard successfully completes a training program in traffic direction as defined by the basic peace officer course curriculum established by the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education.(b)  A school crossing guard trained under this section:(1)  is not a peace officer;  and(2)  may not carry a weapon while directing traffic in a school crossing zone.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 724, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 642.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle F - Commercial Motor Vehicles|Chapter 642 - Identifying Markings on Commercial Motor Vehicles|Section 642.001. Definitions

Sec. 642.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, that is designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property.(2)  "Operator" means the person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.(3)  "Owner" means a person who has:(A)  legal title to a motor vehicle;  or(B)  the right to possess or control the vehicle.(4)  "Road-tractor" means a motor vehicle that is:(A)  used for towing manufactured housing;  or(B)  designed and used for drawing other vehicles and not constructed so as to carry any load independently or as a part of the weight of a vehicle or load it is drawing.(5)  "Truck-tractor" means a motor vehicle that:(A)  transports passenger cars loaded on the vehicle while the vehicle is engaged with a semitrailer transporting passenger cars;  or(B)  is designed or used primarily for pulling other vehicles and constructed to carry only a part of the weight of a vehicle it is pulling.(6)  "Tow truck" has the meaning assigned that term by Section 2308.002, Occupations Code.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 4.12(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 23.008, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 642.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle F - Commercial Motor Vehicles|Chapter 642 - Identifying Markings on Commercial Motor Vehicles|Section 642.002. Identifying Markings on Certain Vehicles Required; Offense; Penalty

Sec. 642.002.  IDENTIFYING MARKINGS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES REQUIRED;  OFFENSE;  PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if:(1)  the person operates on a public street, road, or highway:(A)  a commercial motor vehicle that has three or more axles;(B)  a truck-tractor;(C)  a road-tractor; or(D)  a tow truck; and(2)  the vehicle does not have on each side of the power unit identifying markings that comply with the identifying marking requirements specified by 49 C.F.R. Section 390.21 or that:(A)  show the name of the owner or operator of the vehicle;(B)  have clearly legible letters and numbers of a height of at least two inches; and(C)  show the motor carrier registration number in clearly legible letters and numbers, if the vehicle is required to be registered under this chapter or Chapter 643.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person operates on a public street, road, or highway a tow truck that does not show on each side of the power unit, in addition to the markings required by Subsection (a)(2), the city in which the owner or operator maintains its place of business and the telephone number, including area code, at that place of business in clearly legible letters and numbers.(c)  The owner of a vehicle commits an offense if the owner or operator permits another to operate a vehicle in violation of Subsection (a) or (b).(d)  The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles by rule may prescribe additional requirements regarding the form of the markings required by Subsection (a)(2) that are not inconsistent with that subsection.(e)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 4.12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 566, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 2K.01, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 121, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 642.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle F - Commercial Motor Vehicles|Chapter 642 - Identifying Markings on Commercial Motor Vehicles|Section 642.003. Nonapplicability

Sec. 642.003.  NONAPPLICABILITY.  Section 642.002 does not apply to a commercial motor vehicle, road-tractor, or truck-tractor that is:(1)  registered under Section 502.433;(2)  required to be registered under Section 113.131, Natural Resources Code;(3)  operated in private carriage that is subject to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 390.21;(4)  operated under the direct control, supervision, or authority of a public utility, as recognized by the legislature, that is otherwise visibly marked; or(5)  transporting timber products in their natural state from first point of production or harvest to first point of processing.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.149(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 20.030, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 645.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle F - Commercial Motor Vehicles|Chapter 645 - Unified Carrier Registration|Section 645.001. Federal Unified Carrier Registration; Definition

Sec. 645.001.  FEDERAL UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION; DEFINITION.  (a)  In this chapter, "unified carrier registration plan and agreement" means the federal unified carrier registration plan and agreement provided by 49 U.S.C. Section 14504a.(b)  The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles may, to the fullest extent practicable, participate in the unified carrier registration plan and agreement.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.152(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1396 (H.B. 2093), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 2M.01, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 13, eff. January 1, 2018.|
TX Transp Code § 645.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle F - Commercial Motor Vehicles|Chapter 645 - Unified Carrier Registration|Section 645.002. Fees

Sec. 645.002.  FEES.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2018.(b)  The department may adopt rules regarding the method of payment of a fee required under the unified carrier registration plan and agreement.  The rules may:(1)  authorize the use of an escrow account described by Subsection (c), an electronic funds transfer, or a valid credit card issued by a financial institution chartered by a state or the United States or by a nationally recognized credit organization approved by the department; and(2)  require the payment of a discount or service charge for a credit card payment in addition to the fee.(c)  The department may establish one or more escrow accounts in the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund for the prepayment of a fee under this chapter.  A prepaid fee or any fee established by the department for the administration of this section shall be:(1)  administered under an agreement approved by the department; and(2)  deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund to be appropriated only to the department for the purposes of administering this chapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.152(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.33(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 14, eff. January 1, 2018.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2018.|
TX Transp Code § 645.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle F - Commercial Motor Vehicles|Chapter 645 - Unified Carrier Registration|Section 645.003. Enforcement Rules

Sec. 645.003.  ENFORCEMENT RULES.  (a)  The department may adopt rules providing for administrative penalties for a failure to register or submit information and documents under the unified carrier registration plan and agreement or for a violation of the unified carrier registration plan and agreement.(b)  The notice, hearing, and other procedural requirements of Section 643.2525 apply to the imposition of an administrative penalty under this section as if the action were being taken under that section.(c)  The amount of an administrative penalty imposed under this section is calculated in the same manner as the amount of an administrative penalty imposed under Section 643.251.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.152(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1396 (H.B. 2093), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2018.|
TX Transp Code § 645.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle F - Commercial Motor Vehicles|Chapter 645 - Unified Carrier Registration|Section 645.004. Criminal Offense

Sec. 645.004.  CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person fails to:(1)  register as required by the unified carrier registration plan and agreement; or(2)  submit information and documents as required by the unified carrier registration plan and agreement.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(c)  Each day a violation occurs is a separate offense under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.152(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2018.|