Texas Transportation Code

§ 201.909 — MEMORIAL SIGN PROGRAM

TN § 201.909Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION · Art. K. ROAD AND HIGHWAY USE; SIGNS

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(a)In this section, "victim" means a person killed in a highway collision involving alcohol or a controlled substance, excluding an operator who was under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.

(b)The commission by rule shall establish and administer a memorial sign program to publicly memorialize the victims of alcohol or controlled substance-related vehicle collisions.

(c)A sign designed and posted under this section shall include:

(1)the phrase "Please Don't Drink and Drive";

(2)the phrase "In Memory Of" and the name of one or more victims in accordance with the commission rule; and

(3)the date of the collision that resulted in the victim's death. (c-1) The sign may include the names of more than one victim so long as the total length of the names does not exceed one line of text.

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 744 (S.B. 521), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 971 (H.B. 1486), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.