Texas § ED.51.206 - PARKING AND TRAFFIC TICKETS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § ED.51.206 — PARKING AND TRAFFIC TICKETS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ ED.51.206. PARKING AND TRAFFIC TICKETS
PARKING AND TRAFFIC TICKETS; SUMMONS; ARREST WARRANTS. In connection with traffic and parking violations, only the officers authorized to enforce the provisions of this subchapter have the authority to issue and use traffic tickets and summons of the type used by the Texas Highway Patrol, with any changes that are necessitated by reason of this subchapter. On the issuance of any parking or traffic ticket or summons, the same procedures shall be followed as prevail in connection with the use of parking and traffic violation tickets by the cities of this state and the Texas Highway Patrol. Nothing in this subchapter restricts the application and use of regular arrest warrants. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section ED.51.206 ("PARKING AND TRAFFIC TICKETS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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