{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.401","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 545.401","heading":"RECKLESS DRIVING; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person drives a vehicle in wilful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.\n(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:\n(1) a fine not to exceed $200;\n(2) confinement in county jail for not more than 30 days; or\n(3) both the fine and the confinement.\n(c) Notwithstanding Section 542.001, this section applies to:\n(1) a private access way or parking area provided for a client or patron by a business, other than a private residential property or the property of a garage or parking lot for which a charge is made for the storing or parking of motor vehicles; and\n(2) a highway or other public place.\n(d) Notwithstanding Section 542.004, this section applies to a person, a team, or motor vehicles and other equipment engaged in work on a highway surface.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER I. MISCELLANEOUS RULES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.545.htm#545.401","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"7c23783811410d453d2a5508001ec470e5cda965d632cbb40fb690f12f7df5fb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.365","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}