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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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TRANSPORTATION CODE |
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Title 6. ROADWAYS |
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Subtitle B. STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM |
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Chapter 228. STATE HIGHWAY TOLL PROJECTS |
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Subchapter B. USE AND OPERATION OF TOLL PROJECTS OR SYSTEMS |
Sec. 228.054. FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO PAY TOLL; OFFENSE
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e) or Section 228.0545, the operator of a vehicle, other than an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined by Section 541.201, that is driven or towed through a toll collection facility shall pay the proper toll. The exemption from payment of a toll for an authorized emergency vehicle applies regardless of whether the vehicle is:
(1) responding to an emergency;
(2) displaying a flashing light; or
(3) marked as an emergency vehicle.
(b) The operator of a vehicle who drives or tows a vehicle through a toll collection facility and does not pay the proper toll commits an offense.
(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $250.
(d) In this section, "authorized emergency vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201.
(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department may waive the requirement of the payment of a toll or may authorize the payment of a reduced toll for any vehicle or class of vehicles.