{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-550.041","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 550.041","heading":"INVESTIGATION BY PEACE OFFICER.","body":"(a) A peace officer who is notified of a motor vehicle collision resulting in injury to or death of a person or property damage to an apparent extent of at least $1,000 may investigate the collision and file justifiable charges relating to the collision without regard to whether the collision occurred on property to which this chapter applies.\n(b) This section does not apply to:\n(1) a privately owned residential parking area; or\n(2) a privately owned parking lot where a fee is charged for parking or storing a vehicle.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 531, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 550. COLLISIONS AND COLLISION REPORTS","SUBCHAPTER C. INVESTIGATION OF COLLISION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.550.htm#550.041","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"3d1299b86a7d26bcf0e70a62631f295cf5f74560fcf42f9d08c9a65647718474","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-550.026","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-550.0601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}