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Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 547.752. Additional Lighting Equipment Authorized for Vehicles Operated by Justices of the Peace in Certain Circumstances

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A vehicle operated by a justice of the peace in the course and scope of the justice's duties as a coroner under Subchapter A, Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, may be equipped with either:

(1) mounted signal lamps that comply with the requirements of Section 547.702(c); or

(2) a signal lamp that is temporarily attached to the vehicle roof and flashes red and blue lights visible at a distance of at least 500 feet in normal sunlight.

(b) A justice of the peace may use the lighting equipment described by Subsection (a) only when:

(1) necessary to warn other vehicle operators or pedestrians of the approach of a vehicle operated by a justice of the peace; and

(2) operating the vehicle in the course and scope of the justice's duties relating to an inquest conducted under Subchapter A, Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure.

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