Section 451.113 - [Effective 1/1/2025] 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.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.