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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the display of emergency lighting on the personal |
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vehicle of a reserve peace officer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 547.305, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) A vehicle may be equipped with alternately flashing |
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lighting equipment described by Section 547.701 or 547.702 only if |
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the vehicle is: |
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(1) a school bus; |
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(2) an authorized emergency vehicle; |
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(3) a personal vehicle of a reserve peace officer; |
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(4) a church bus that has the words "church bus" |
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printed on the front and rear of the bus so as to be clearly |
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discernable to other vehicle operators; |
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(5) [(4)] a tow truck while under the direction of a |
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law enforcement officer at the scene of an accident or while hooking |
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up to a disabled vehicle on a roadway; or |
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(6) [(5)] a tow truck with a mounted light bar which |
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has turn signals and stop lamps in addition to those required by |
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Sections 547.322, 547.323, and 547.324[, Transportation Code]. |
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(d-1) A reserve peace officer whose vehicle is equipped with |
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alternately flashing lighting equipment under Subsection (d) may |
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use that lighting equipment only when the reserve peace officer is |
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performing official duties as a reserve peace officer. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |