Texas · Texas Transportation Code
Tex. Transp. Code § 550.025: DUTY ON STRIKING STRUCTURE, FIXTURE, OR HIGHWAY LANDSCAPING.(a) The operator of a vehicle involved in a collision resulting only in damage to a structure adjacent to a highway or a fixture or landscaping legally on or adjacent to a highway shall:(1) take reasonable steps to locate and notify the own
What this law says, in plain English
A vehicle operator who damages a highway structure, fixture, or landscaping must notify the owner and provide identification details. Violation is a Class C or B misdemeanor depending on damage amount.
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