{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-61.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 61.004","heading":"UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF SOUND AMPLIFICATION DEVICE OR SOUND TRUCK.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if, during the voting period and within 1,000 feet of a building in which a polling place is located, the person operates a sound amplification device or a vehicle with a loudspeaker while the device or loudspeaker is being used for the purpose of:\n(1) making a political speech; or\n(2) electioneering for or against any candidate, measure, or political party.\n(b) For the purpose of Subsection (a), a person operates a vehicle with a loudspeaker if the person drives the vehicle, uses the loudspeaker, or operates sound equipment in connection with the loudspeaker.\n(c) In this section, \"voting period\" means the period prescribed by Section 61.003(b).\n(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 497 (H.B. 535), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 497 (H.B. 535), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 61. CONDUCT OF VOTING GENERALLY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.61.htm#61.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"c7af505304800a5d447ec1bff96bd14a71c3639bb7645f061b446ab83d7f3b23","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-61.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-61.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}