Texas Transportation Code

§ 472.022 — OBEYING WARNING SIGNS AND BARRICADES

TN § 472.022Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part Z. MISCELLANEOUS ROADWAY PROVISIONS · Ch. 472. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Art. C. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES REGARDING WARNING SIGNS AND BARRICADES

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)disobeys the instructions, signals, warnings, or markings of a warning sign; or

(2)drives around a barricade.

(b)This section does not apply to:

(1)a person who is following the directions of a police officer; or

(2)a person, including an employee of the department, a political subdivision of this state, or a contractor or subcontractor, whose duties require the person to go beyond or around a barricade.

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 576 (H.B. 1481), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 576 (H.B. 1481), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.165, eff. January 1, 2025.