Texas
Texas Transportation Code
5,643 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 545.405 — DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY
- § 545.406 — COASTING
- § 545.407 — FOLLOWING OR OBSTRUCTING FIRE APPARATUS OR AMBULANCE
- § 545.408 — CROSSING FIRE HOSE
- § 545.409 — DRAWBARS AND TRAILER HITCHES; SADDLE-MOUNT TOWING
- § 545.410 — TOWING SAFETY CHAINS
- § 545.411 — USE OF REST AREA: OFFENSE
- § 545.412 — CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY SEAT SYSTEMS; OFFENSE
- § 545.4121 — DISMISSAL; OBTAINING CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY SEAT SYSTEM
- § 545.413 — SAFETY BELTS; OFFENSE.(a) A person commits an offense if:(1) the person:(A) is at least 15 years of age;(B) is riding in a passenger vehicle while the vehicle is being operated;(C) is occupying a seat that is equipped with a safety belt; and(D) is not secured by a safety belt; or(2) as the operator
- § 545.414 — RIDING IN OPEN BEDS; OFFENSE
- § 545.4145 — RIDING IN OR ON BOAT OR PERSONAL WATERCRAFT DRAWN BY VEHICLE; OFFENSE
- § 545.415 — BACKING A VEHICLE
- § 545.416 — RIDING ON MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED
- § 545.4165 — OPERATION OF CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES
- § 545.417 — OBSTRUCTION OF OPERATOR'S VIEW OR DRIVING MECHANISM
- § 545.418 — OPENING VEHICLE DOORS
- § 545.419 — RIDING IN HOUSE TRAILER
- § 545.4191 — PERSON RIDING IN TRAILER OR SEMITRAILER DRAWN BY TRUCK, ROAD TRACTOR, OR TRUCK TRACTOR
- § 545.420 — RACING ON HIGHWAY; IMPOUNDMENT OF A VEHICLE
- § 545.4205 — INTERFERENCE WITH PEACE OFFICER INVESTIGATION OF HIGHWAY RACING OR RECKLESS DRIVING EXHIBITION; CRIMINAL OFFENSE
- § 545.421 — FLEEING OR ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER; OFFENSE
- § 545.422 — CROSSING SIDEWALK OR HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL
- § 545.423 — CROSSING PROPERTY
- § 545.424 — OPERATION OF VEHICLE BY PERSON UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.(a) A person under 18 years of age may not operate a motor vehicle while using a wireless communication device, except in case of emergency
- § 545.425 — USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN A SCHOOL CROSSING ZONE OR WHILE OPERATING A BUS WITH A MINOR PASSENGER; LOCAL AUTHORITY SIGN REQUIREMENTS; OFFENSE
- § 545.4251 — USE OF PORTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC MESSAGING; OFFENSE
- § 545.4252 — USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY; OFFENSE
- § 545.426 — OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUS
- § 545.427 — OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITH INSUFFICIENT UNDERCARRIAGE CLEARANCE
- § 545.428 — MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION INVOLVING PEDESTRIAN OR OTHER VULNERABLE ROAD USER WITHIN AREA OF CROSSWALK; OFFENSE
- § 545.429 — OPERATION OF MINIATURE VEHICLE
- § 545.451 — DEFINITIONS
- § 545.452 — PROHIBITIONS ON REGULATION OF THE OPERATION OF AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES OR AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS BY STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN TRAFFIC OR MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS
- § 545.453 — RULES
- § 545.454 — VEHICLE OPERATORS
- § 545.455 — AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATION; OFFENSE
- § 545.456 — AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLE
- § 545.457 — DUTIES FOLLOWING COLLISION INVOLVING AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLE
- § 545.458 — APPLICABILITY OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS TO AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLE
- § 545.459 — ENFORCEMENT
- § 546.001 — PERMISSIBLE CONDUCT
- § 546.002 — WHEN CONDUCT PERMISSIBLE
- § 546.003 — AUDIBLE OR VISUAL SIGNALS REQUIRED
- § 546.004 — EXCEPTIONS TO SIGNAL REQUIREMENT
- § 546.005 — DUTY OF CARE
- § 546.006 — DESIGNATED EMERGENCY VEHICLE DURING DECLARED DISASTERS
- § 546.0065 — AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES OF THE TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- § 546.007 — CLOSURE OF ROAD OR HIGHWAY BY FIREFIGHTER
- § 546.021 — MUTUAL AID ORGANIZATIONS
- § 546.051 — DEFINITIONS
- § 546.052 — MEDICAL SUPPLY TRANSPORT VEHICLES DURING DECLARED DISASTER
- § 547.001 — DEFINITIONS
- § 547.002 — APPLICABILITY
- § 547.003 — EQUIPMENT NOT AFFECTED
- § 547.004 — GENERAL OFFENSES
- § 547.005 — OFFENSE RELATING TO VIOLATION OF SPECIAL-USE PROVISIONS
- § 547.101 — RULES AND STANDARDS IN GENERAL
- § 547.102 — SCHOOL BUS EQUIPMENT STANDARDS
- § 547.103 — AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT STANDARDS
- § 547.104 — SLOW-MOVING-VEHICLE EMBLEM STANDARDS
- § 547.105 — LIGHTING STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES
- § 547.201 — OFFENSES RELATING TO THE OFFER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- § 547.202 — DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATION OR APPROVAL OF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- § 547.203 — VEHICLE EQUIPMENT TESTING: DEPARTMENT STANDARDS
- § 547.204 — VEHICLE EQUIPMENT TESTING: FEDERAL STANDARDS
- § 547.205 — INITIATION OF COMPLIANCE PROCEEDING
- § 547.206 — COMPLIANCE PROCEEDING HEARING
- § 547.207 — COMPLIANCE PROCEEDING ISSUES
- § 547.208 — JUDICIAL REVIEW AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT
- § 547.301 — GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEASUREMENTS
- § 547.302 — DUTY TO DISPLAY LIGHTS
- § 547.303 — COLOR REQUIREMENTS
- § 547.304 — APPLICABILITY
- § 547.305 — RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF LIGHTS
- § 547.306 — LED GROUND EFFECT LIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED
- § 547.321 — HEADLAMPS REQUIRED
- § 547.3215 — USE OF FEDERAL STANDARD
- § 547.322 — TAILLAMPS REQUIRED
- § 547.323 — STOPLAMPS REQUIRED
- § 547.324 — TURN SIGNAL LAMPS REQUIRED
- § 547.325 — REFLECTORS REQUIRED
- § 547.326 — MINIMUM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
- § 547.327 — SPOTLAMPS PERMITTED
- § 547.328 — FOG LAMPS PERMITTED
- § 547.329 — AUXILIARY PASSING LAMPS PERMITTED
- § 547.330 — AUXILIARY DRIVING LAMPS PERMITTED
- § 547.331 — HAZARD LAMPS PERMITTED
- § 547.332 — OTHER LAMPS PERMITTED
- § 547.333 — MULTIPLE-BEAM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
- § 547.334 — SINGLE-BEAM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PERMITTED
- § 547.335 — ALTERNATIVE ROAD LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PERMITTED
- § 547.351 — APPLICABILITY
- § 547.352 — ADDITIONAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
- § 547.353 — COLOR REQUIREMENTS
- § 547.354 — MOUNTING REQUIREMENTS
- § 547.355 — VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- § 547.371 — GENERAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
- § 547.372 — LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION VEHICLES
- § 547.381 — OBSTRUCTED LIGHTS ON COMBINATION VEHICLES
- § 547.382 — LIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON PROJECTING LOADS
- § 547.383 — LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS ON PARKED VEHICLES
- § 547.401 — BRAKES REQUIRED
- § 547.402 — OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRAKES
- § 547.403 — SERVICE BRAKES REQUIRED
- § 547.404 — PARKING BRAKES REQUIRED
- § 547.405 — EMERGENCY BRAKES REQUIRED
- § 547.406 — BRAKE RESERVOIR OR RESERVE CAPACITY REQUIRED
- § 547.407 — BRAKE WARNING DEVICES REQUIRED
- § 547.408 — PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BRAKES
- § 547.501 — AUDIBLE WARNING DEVICES
- § 547.502 — VISIBLE WARNING DEVICES REQUIRED
- § 547.503 — DISPLAY OF HAZARD LAMPS
- § 547.504 — DISPLAY OF DEVICES WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS REQUIRED
- § 547.505 — DISPLAY OF DEVICES WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS ARE NOT REQUIRED
- § 547.506 — DISPLAY OF DEVICES: VEHICLES OFF ROADWAY
- § 547.507 — DISPLAY OF DEVICES WHEN VIEW OF VEHICLE OBSTRUCTED
- § 547.508 — OFFENSE RELATING TO WARNING DEVICES
- § 547.601 — SAFETY BELTS REQUIRED
- § 547.602 — MIRRORS REQUIRED
- § 547.603 — WINDSHIELD WIPERS REQUIRED
- § 547.604 — MUFFLER REQUIRED
- § 547.605 — EMISSION SYSTEMS REQUIRED
- § 547.606 — SAFETY GUARDS OR FLAPS REQUIRED
- § 547.607 — FIRE EXTINGUISHER REQUIRED
- § 547.608 — SAFETY GLAZING MATERIAL REQUIRED
- § 547.609 — REQUIRED LABEL FOR SUNSCREENING DEVICES
- § 547.610 — SAFE AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED; SALE OF NONCOMPLYING VEHICLE
- § 547.611 — USE OF CERTAIN VIDEO EQUIPMENT AND TELEVISION RECEIVERS
- § 547.612 — RESTRICTIONS ON USE AND SALE OF TIRES
- § 547.613 — RESTRICTIONS ON WINDOWS
- § 547.614 — RESTRICTIONS ON AIRBAGS
- § 547.615 — RECORDING DEVICES
- § 547.616 — RADAR INTERFERENCE DEVICES; OFFENSE
- § 547.617 — MOTORCYCLE AND MOPED FOOTRESTS AND HANDHOLDS REQUIRED
- § 547.618 — EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES
- § 547.701 — ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES AND OTHER BUSES USED TO TRANSPORT SCHOOLCHILDREN
- § 547.7011 — ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER BUSES
- § 547.7012 — REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTIFUNCTION SCHOOL ACTIVITY BUSES
- § 547.7015 — RULES RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES
- § 547.702 — ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES
- § 547.703 — ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES
- § 547.751 — ADDITIONAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZED FOR MEDICAL EXAMINER VEHICLES.Text of subsection effective until April 01, 2027
- § 547.752 — ADDITIONAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZED FOR VEHICLES OPERATED BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
- § 547.801 — LIGHTING EQUIPMENT
- § 547.802 — BRAKE EQUIPMENT
- § 548.001 — DEFINITIONS
- § 548.002 — DEPARTMENT RULES
- § 548.003 — DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATION AND SUPERVISION OF INSPECTION STATIONS
- § 548.004 — DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATION OF INSPECTION STATIONS FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND STATE AGENCIES
- § 548.005 — INSPECTION ONLY BY CERTAIN INSPECTION STATIONS
- § 548.006 — ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- § 548.007 — CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
- § 548.008 — VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- § 548.009 — ASSEMBLED VEHICLES
- § 548.201 — COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM
- § 548.202 — GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES
- § 548.203 — EXEMPTIONS
- § 548.251 — DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN DATABASE
- § 548.252 — ISSUANCE OF VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORTS
- § 548.2521 — EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS PREREQUISITE TO ISSUANCE OF PASSING VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT
- § 548.253 — INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED ON COMPLETION OF INSPECTION
- § 548.254 — VALIDITY OF VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT
- § 548.255 — REINSPECTION OF VEHICLE REQUIRING ADJUSTMENT, CORRECTION, OR REPAIR
- § 548.256 — PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED TO REGISTER VEHICLE
- § 548.257 — TIMING OF INSPECTION FOR REGISTRATION-BASED ENFORCEMENT
- § 548.258 — USE OF STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL
- § 548.301 — COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM
- § 548.3011 — EMISSIONS TEST ON RESALE
- § 548.3012 — EXEMPTION: VEHICLE NOT USED PRIMARILY IN COUNTY OF REGISTRATION
- § 548.302 — COMMISSION TO ADOPT STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
- § 548.303 — PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
- § 548.304 — STATIONS LICENSED TO CONDUCT EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS
- § 548.3045 — APPOINTMENT OF DECENTRALIZED FACILITY
- § 548.306 — EXCESSIVE MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS
- § 548.3065 — ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY
- § 548.307 — ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODOLOGY FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES
- § 548.3075 — LIMITED EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS
- § 548.401 — CERTIFICATION GENERALLY
- § 548.402 — APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTION STATION
- § 548.403 — APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTION STATION
- § 548.4035 — ENTRY ONTO PREMISES
- § 548.404 — APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTOR
- § 548.4045 — BOND REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN INSPECTION STATIONS
- § 548.405 — DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE.(a) The commission may deny a person's application for a certificate, r
- § 548.4055 — RULES REGARDING CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
- § 548.407 — HEARING ON DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE
- § 548.408 — JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
- § 548.410 — EXPIRATION OF CERTIFICATE
- § 548.504 — INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE
- § 548.505 — EMISSIONS-RELATED INSPECTION FEE.(a) The department by rule may impose an inspection fee for a vehicle inspected under Section 548.301(a) in addition to a fee adopted under Section 382.202, Health and Safety Code
- § 548.5055 — TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN FEE
- § 548.506 — FEE FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTOR
- § 548.507 — FEE FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTION STATION
- § 548.508 — DISPOSITION OF FEES
- § 548.509 — COLLECTION OF FEE DURING REGISTRATION
- § 548.510 — INSPECTION PROGRAM REPLACEMENT FEE
- § 548.511 — VEHICLES NOT SUBJECT TO INSPECTION PROGRAM REPLACEMENT FEE
- § 548.601 — OFFENSE GENERALLY
- § 548.6015 — CIVIL PENALTIES