{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-24.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 24.021","heading":"TAKING OFF, LANDING, OR MANEUVERING AIRCRAFT ON HIGHWAYS, ROADS, OR STREETS; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person takes off, lands, or maneuvers an aircraft, whether heavier or lighter than air, on a public highway, road, or street except:\n(1) when necessary to prevent serious injury to a person or property;\n(2) during or within a reasonable time after an emergency; or\n(3) as provided by Section 24.022.\n(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $200.\n(c) The procedure prescribed by Section 543.003 applies to a violation of this section.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 3. AVIATION","CHAPTER 24. OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT","SUBCHAPTER C. USE OF PUBLIC ROADS BY AIRCRAFT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.24.htm#24.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"e8d9f48cc0ef2bdead74d8a313c4e2d13d17bf249aaa4116a615bb31be2be133","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-24.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-24.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}