{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.411","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 545.411","heading":"USE OF REST AREA: OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person remains at a rest area for longer than 24 hours or erects a tent, shelter, booth, or structure at the rest area and the person:\n(1) has notice while conducting the activity that the activity is prohibited; or\n(2) receives notice that the activity is prohibited but does not depart or remove the structure within eight hours after receiving notice.\n(b) For purposes of this section, a person:\n(1) has notice if a sign stating the prohibited activity and penalty is posted on the premises; or\n(2) receives notice if a peace officer orally communicates to the person the prohibited activity and penalty for the offense.\n(c) It is an exception to Subsection (a) if a nonprofit organization erects a temporary structure at a rest area to provide food services, food, or beverages to travelers and the Texas Department of Transportation:\n(1) finds that the services would constitute a public service for the benefit of the traveling public; and\n(2) issues a permit to the organization.\n(d) In this section, \"rest area\" means public real property designated as a rest area, comfort station, picnic area, roadside park, or scenic overlook by the Texas Department of Transportation.\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#545.411","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"c46703cc108c46af85f091aae48ba109f03ebbc8633d85e1bfbe8fe7093fd81b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.410","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.412"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}