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TCOLE Traffic & Transportation Code
Authorized Emergency Vehicle - Answer --a fire department or police vehicle -a public or private ambulance operated by a person who has been issued a license by the Texas Department of Health -a private vehicle of a volunteer firefighter/EMS when responding to emergency -a vehicle of a blood bank or tissue bank -vehicle used for law enforcement purposes that is owned or leased by a federal government entity. Bicycle - Answer -a device that a person may ride, propelled by human power, and has two tandem wheels at least one of which is more than 14 inches in diameter. Bus - Answer --a motor vehicle used to transport persons and designed to accommodate more than 10 passengers, including the operator -a motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used to transport persons for compensation. Farm Tractor - Answer -designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw an implement of husbandry, including a plow or a mowing machine. House Trailer - Answer -a trailer or semitrailer, other than a towable recreational vehicle, that -is transportable on a highway in one or more sections
-is less than 40 feet in length, excluding tow bar, while in the traveling mode -is built on a permanent chassis -is designed to be used as a dwelling or for commercial purposes if connected to required utilities -includes life support systems Implement Of Husbandry - Answer -a vehicle, other than a passenger car or truck, that is designed and adapted for use as a farm implement, machinery, or tool for tilling the soil. Light truck - Answer -a truck, including a pickup truck, panel delivery truck, or carryall truck, that has a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of 2,000 pounds or less. Moped - Answer -a motor-driven cycle that cannot attain a speed in one mile of more than 30 miles per hour and the engine of which -cannot produce more than two-brake horsepower; and -if an internal combustion engine, has a piston displacement of 50 cubic centimeters or less -connects to a power drive system that does not require the operator to shift gears. Motorcycle - Answer -a motor vehicle that is equipped with a rider's saddle and designed to have not more than three wheels on the ground. Motor-Driven Cycle - Answer -a motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less. Motor Vehicle - Answer -a self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle that is propelled by electric power from overhead trolley wires. Does not include electric bicycle. Mulitfunction school activity bus - Answer -a motor vehicle used to transport preprimary, primary, or secondary students on a school-related activity trip other than on routes to and from school and that is not equipped with alternately flashing red lights and movable stop arms. Passenger Car - Answer -means a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, used to transport persons and designed to accommodate 10 or fewer passengers, including the operator.
Towable recreational vehicle - Answer -means a nonmotorized vehicle that is designed to be towable by a motor vehicle for temporary human habitation for uses including recreational camping or seasonal use; -is permanently built on a single chassis; -may contain one or more life-support systems and; -may be used permanently or temporarily for advertising, selling, displaying, or promoting merchandise or services, but is not used for transporting property for hire or for distribution by a private carrier. Trailer - Answer -means a vehicle, other than a pole trailer, with or without motive power -designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to transport persons or property -constructed so that no part of the vehicle's weight and load rests on the motor vehicle. Truck - Answer -a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily to transport property. Truck Tractor - Answer -a motor vehicle designed and used primarily to draw another vehicle but not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the other vehicle and its load. Vehicle - Answer -a device that can be used to transport or draw persons or property on a highway. The term does not include -a device exclusively used on stationary rails or tracks -manufactured housing Electric Bicycle - Answer -a bicycle that is designed to be propelled by an electric motor, exclusively or combination with the application of human power Persons - Answer -means an individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation. Motor Carrier - Answer -means an individual, association, corporation or other legal entity that controls, operates, or directs the operation of one or more vehicles that transport persons or cargo over a road or highway in this state
Operator - Answer -a person who drives or has physical control of a vehicle. Owner - Answer -a person who has a property interest in or title to a vehicle. Pedestrian - Answer -means a person on foot. School Crossing Guard - Answer -a person who is at least 18 years of age and is designated by a local authority to direct traffic in a school crossing zone for the protection of children going to or leaving a school. Department - Answer -means the Department of Public Safety acting directly or through its authorized officers and agents. Local Authority - Answer -means:(A) a county, municipality, or other local entity authorized to enact traffic laws under the laws of this state; or (B) a school district created under the laws of this state only when it is designating school crossing guards for schools operated by the district. Police Officer - Answer -means an officer authorized to direct traffic or arrest persons who violate traffic regulations. State - Answer -a state of the US (includes a province of Canada). Metropolitan Area - Answer -an area (1) contains at least one municipality with a population of at least 100,000 and (2) includes the adjacent municipalities and unincorporated urban districts. Business District - Answer -means the territory adjacent to and including a highway if buildings used for business or industrial purposes, including a building used as a hotel, bank, office building, public building, or railroad station: (A) are located within a 600-foot segment along the highway; and (B) within that segment the buildings occupy at least 300 feet of frontage: (i) on one side of the highway; or (ii) collectively on both sides of the highway.
Laned Roadway - Answer -a roadway that is divided into at least two clearly marked lanes for vehicular travel. Limited-Access or Controlled Access highway - Answer -means a highway or roadway to which: (A) persons, including owners or occupants of abutting real property, have no right of access; and (B) access by persons to enter or exit the highway or roadway is restricted under law except at a place and in the manner determined by the authority that has jurisdiction over the highway or roadway. Private Road or Driveway - Answer -a privately owned way or place used for vehicular travel and used only by the owner and persons who have the owner's express or implied permission. Ramp - Answer -an interconnecting roadway of a traffic interchange, or a connecting roadway between highways at different levels or between parallel highways, that allows a vehicle to enter or exit a roadway. Roadway - Answer -means the portion of a highway, other than the berm or shoulder, that is improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. If a highway includes at least two separate roadways, the term applies to each roadway separately. Safety Zone - Answer -the area in a roadway officially designated for exclusive pedestrian use and that is protected or so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while so designated. School Crossing Zone - Answer -a reduced-speed zone designated on a street by a local authority to facilitate safe crossing of the street by children going to or leaving a public or private elementary or secondary school during the time the reduced speed limit applies. School Crosswalk - Answer -a crosswalk designated on a street by a local authority to facilitate safe crossing of the street by children going to or leaving a public or private elementary or secondary school. Shoulder - Answer -means the portion of a highway that is:(A) adjacent to the roadway;(B) designed or ordinarily used for parking;(C) distinguished from the roadway by different design, construction, or marking; and (D) not intended for normal vehicular travel
Sidewalk - Answer -the portion of a street that is between a curb or lateral line of a roadway and the adjacent property line and intended for pedestrian use. Through Highway - Answer -means a highway or a portion of a highway on which: (A) vehicular traffic is given preferential right-of-way; and (B) vehicular traffic entering from an intersecting highway is required by law to yield right-of-way in compliance with an official traffic-control device. Intersection - Answer -means the common area at the junction of two highways, other than the junction of an alley and a highway. The dimensions of an intersection include only the common area: - Answer -within the connection of the lateral curb lines, or in the absence of curb lines, the lateral boundary lines of the roadways intersecting highways that join at approximate right angles; or at the place where vehicles could collide if traveling on roadways of intersecting highways that join at any angle other than an approximate right angle. Each junction of each roadway of a highway - Answer -that includes two roadways at least 30 feet apart with the roadway of an intersecting highway, including each roadway of an intersecting highway that includes two roadways at least 30 feet apart, is a separate intersection. Official Traffic Control Device - Answer -a sign, signal, marking, or device that is placed or erected by a public body or officer having jurisdiction; and used to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. Railroad Sign or Signal - Answer -a sign, signal, or device erected by a railroad, public body, or public officer to notify traffic of railroad tracks or an approaching railroad train. Traffic Control Signal - Answer -a manual, electric, or mechanical device that alternately directs traffic to stop and to proceed. DayTime - Answer -the period beginning one-half hour before sunrise and ending one-half hour after sunset. Explosive - Answer -means a chemical compound or mechanical mixture that:(A) is commonly intended for use or used to produce an explosion; and(B) contains ingredients, which may include oxidizing or
(i) combustible waste material, including paper, rags, cartons, wood, excelsior, furniture, rubber, plastics, yard trimmings, leaves, or similar materials; (iii) discarded or worn-out manufactured materials and machinery, including motor vesicles and parts of motor vehicles, tires, aircraft, farm implements, building or construction materials, appliances, and scrap metal. Dispose or Dump - Answer -means to discharge, deposit, inject, spill,leak, or place litter on or into land or water. Illegal Dumping; Disgarding Lighted materials - Answer -A person commits an offense if the person disposes or allows or permits the disposal of litter or other solid waste at a place that is not an approved solid waste site, including a place on or within 300 feet of a public highway, on a right-of-way, on other public or private property, or into inland or coastal water of the state. (a-1) A person commits an offense if: (1) the person discards lighted litter, including a match, cigarette, or cigar, onto open-space land, a private road or the right-of-way of a private road, a public highway or other public road or the right-of- way of a public highway or other public road, or a railroad right-of-way; and (2) a fire is ignited as a result of the conduct. Illegal Dumping; Disgarding Lighted materials (2) - Answer -A person commits an offense if the person transports litter or other solid waste to a place that is not an approved solid waste site for disposal at the site. Illegal Dumping; Disgarding Lighted materials (1) - Answer -A person commits an offense if the person receives litter or other solid waste for disposal at a place that is not an approved solid waste site, regardless of whether the litter or other solid waste or the land on which the litter or other solid waste is disposed is owned or controlled by the person. Penalties : Illegal Dumping; Disgarding Lighted materials - Answer -An offense under Subsection (a), (b), or (c) is a Class C misdemeanor if the litter or other solid waste to which the offense applies weighs five pounds or less or has a volume of five gallons or less. An offense under Subsection (a), (b), or (c) is a Class B misdemeanor if the litter or other solid waste to which the offense applies weighs more than five pounds but less than 500 pounds or has a volume of more than five gallons but less than 100 cubic feet.
Penalties : Illegal Dumping; Disgarding Lighted materials (a-1) - Answer -(a-1) An offense under Subsection (a-1) is a misdemeanor under this subsection if the litter or other solid waste to which the offense applies weighs less than 500 pounds or has a volume of less than 100 cubic feet and is punishable by: a fine not to exceed $500; confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 30 days; or both such fine and confinement Illegal Dumping; Disgarding Lighted materials (a-1) - Answer -(a-1) A person commits an offense if: (1) the person discards lighted litter, including a match, cigarette, or cigar, onto open-space land, a private road or the right-of-way of a private road, a public highway or other public road or the right-of- way of a public highway or other public road, or a railroad right-of-way; and (2) a fire is ignited as a result of the conduct. Illegal Dumping; Disgarding Lighted materials Penalties - Answer -An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor if: the litter or other solid waste to which the offense applies weighs 500 pounds or more but less than 1,000 pounds or has a volume of 100 cubic feet or more but less than 200 cubic feet; or the litter or other solid waste is disposed for a commercial purpose and weighs more than five pounds but less than 200 pounds or has a volume of more than five gallons but less than 200 cubic feet Illegal Dumping; Disgarding Lighted materials Penalties - Answer -Felony An offense under this section is a state jail felony if the litter or solid waste to which the offense applies: weighs 1,000 pounds or more or has a volume of 200 cubic feet or more; is disposed of for a commercial purpose and weighs 200 pounds or more or has a volume of 200 cubic feet or more; or is contained in a closed barrel or drum. Subchapter A of 542, General Provisions - Answer -applies only to vehicles on a highway/street unless otherwise specified. Also applies to government vehicles and animals/animal-drawn vehicles as possible. Does not apply to highway workers/equipment and private property.
Offense if operates vehicle ___ after registration expires - Answer -5 days Registration offense may be dismissed if - Answer --Registers 20 working days or -$20 administration fee General penalty - Answer -Misdemeanor, fine $1-$ Wrong, fictitious, obscured registration - Answer -Fine <$200, Class B if knowingly alters/fictitious Buyer's temp tag - Answer -Valid until date of registration or 60th day after purchase Wrong license plate - Answer -Misdemeanor fine <$ Wrong, fictitious, altered, obscured license plate - Answer -Misdemeanor fine <$200, Class B if knowingly alters Exempt from license - Answer -Military, farming only, nonresident on active duty, family of nonresident with valid international license New Resident - Answer -May operate for <90 if 16 or older and current other license --- days after Change of address - Answer -30th day after date Ineligible for license unless suspension expired - Answer -If convicted of DWI/intoxication charges Class A and B restrictions - Answer --Under 17 -under 18 unless completed course -no affidavit
Driving While License Invalid - Answer -Driving with expired/suspended license: Class C, Class B if prior, Class A if caused accident that resulted in SBI or death Left turn - Answer -Extreme left lane lawfully available
