Texas § TN.544.0055 - TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PREEMPTION DEVICE
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§ TN.544.0055. TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PREEMPTION DEVICE
TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PREEMPTION DEVICE; OFFENSE. (a) In this section, "traffic-control signal preemption device" means a device designed, intended, or used to interfere with or alter the operation of a traffic-control signal. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person commits an offense if the person uses, sells, offers for sale, purchases, or possesses for use or sale a traffic-control signal preemption device. (c) The possession of a traffic-control signal preemption device creates the presumption that the person possessed the device for use or sale. (d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. (e) This section does not apply to: (1) a person who provides fire-fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services in the course of providing those services; (2) a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of traffic-control signal preemption devices in the course of manufacturing, selling, providing, or transporting a traffic-control signal preemption device to a person described by Subdivision (1); or (3) a transit vehicle operated by an authority under Chapter 451 or 452 or a transit department under Chapter 453 . Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 244 (H.B. 364 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 2005.
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Section TN.544.0055 ("TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PREEMPTION DEVICE") 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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