{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-451.113","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 451.113","heading":"DRIVING ON CERTAIN AUTHORITY RIGHT-OF-WAY; PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if, as the operator of a motor vehicle, the person drives on a designated right-of-way of an authority that is used in connection with a motor bus rapid transit system.\n(b) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that the person:\n(1) was driving a motor vehicle owned or under the control of the authority and was authorized to drive the vehicle on the designated right-of-way; or\n(2) was driving an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined by Section 541.201, and responding to a call.\n(c) Subsection (a) may be enforced by any peace officer listed in Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, in whose jurisdiction the offense is committed.\n(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1209 (H.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.164, eff. January 1, 2025.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE K. MASS TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 451. METROPOLITAN RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITIES","SUBCHAPTER C. MANAGEMENT OF AUTHORITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.451.htm#451.113","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"2fd8214b1976455c619989da990e67ad401ee3796cfe046cfbf0399e1c80b3c0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-451.112","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-451.131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}