{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.501","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 547.501","heading":"AUDIBLE WARNING DEVICES.","body":"(a) A motor vehicle shall be equipped with a horn in good working condition that emits a sound audible under normal conditions at a distance of at least 200 feet.\n(b) A vehicle may not be equipped with and a person may not use on a vehicle a siren, whistle, or bell unless the vehicle is:\n(1) a commercial vehicle that is equipped with a theft alarm signal device arranged so that the device cannot be used as an ordinary warning signal; or\n(2) an authorized emergency vehicle that is equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell that complies with Section 547.702.\n(c) A motor vehicle operator shall use a horn to provide audible warning only when necessary to insure safe operation.\n(d) A warning device, including a horn, may not emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle.\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 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT","SUBCHAPTER J. PROVISIONS RELATING TO WARNING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS ON VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.547.htm#547.501","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"0dda0b86d5d3308c4a632ad3abb32af021d0d60d13e2e647dc2eddba3644e63e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.408","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}