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Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 706.001. Definitions

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

<Text of section effective until Jan. 1, 2025. See, also, § 706.001 effective Jan. 1, 2025.>

In this chapter:

(1) “Complaint” means a notice of an offense as described by Article 27.14(d) or 45.019, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(2) “Department” means the Department of Public Safety.

(3) “Driver's license” has the meaning assigned by Section 521.001.

(4) “Highway or street” has the meaning assigned by Section 541.302.

(5) “Motor vehicle” has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201.

(6) “Operator” has the meaning assigned by Section 541.001.

(7) “Political subdivision” means a municipality or county.

(8) “Public place” has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

(9) “Traffic law” means a statute or ordinance, a violation of which is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000, that:

(A) regulates an operator's conduct or condition while operating a motor vehicle on a highway or street or in a public place;

(B) regulates the condition of a motor vehicle while it is being operated on a highway or street;

(C) relates to the driver's license status of an operator while operating a motor vehicle on a highway or street; or

(D) relates to the registration status of a motor vehicle while it is being operated on a highway or street.

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