Section 451.113 - Driving on Certain Authority Right-Of-Way; Penalty(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.(b) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that the person: (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(2) was driving an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined by Section 541.201, and responding to a call.(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. (d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.Tex. Transp. Code § 451.113
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 2.164, eff. 1/1/2025.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1209 (H.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.