Texas Transportation Code
§ 545.156 — VEHICLE APPROACHED BY AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE
TN § 545.156Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES · Art. D. RIGHT-OF-WAY
Statute text
View on source(a)This section applies only to:
(1)an authorized emergency vehicle using audible and visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and 547.702;
(2)a medical examiner vehicle, as defined by Section 547.751, lawfully using a visual signal in accordance with that section;
(3)a vehicle operated by a justice of the peace for a purpose described by Section 547.752 and lawfully using a visual signal in accordance with that section; and
(4)a police vehicle lawfully using only an audible or visual signal. (a-1) On the immediate approach of a vehicle described by Subsection (a), an operator, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, shall:
(1)yield the right-of-way;
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 860 (H.B. 2837), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2616), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.