Texas Transportation Code Title 7, Chapter 541 - Definitions

SUBCHAPTER A PERSONS AND GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES

• Texas Section 541.001 - Persons
  In this subtitle: (1) "Operator" means, as used in reference to a vehicle, a person who drives or has physical control of a vehicle. (2)...

SUBCHAPTER B PROPERTY AREAS

• Texas Section 541.002 - Governmental Authorities
  In this subtitle: (1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety acting directly or through its authorized officers and agents. (2) "Director" means the public...
• Texas Section 541.101 - Metropolitan Area
  In this subtitle, "metropolitan area" means an area that: (1) contains at least one municipality with a population of at least 100,000; and (2) includes...

SUBCHAPTER C VEHICLES, RAIL TRANSPORTATION, AND EQUIPMENT

• Texas Section 541.102 - Restricted Districts
  In this subtitle: (1) "Business district" means the territory adjacent to and including a highway if buildings used for business or industrial purposes, including a...
• Texas Section 541.201 - Vehicles
  In this subtitle: (1) "Authorized emergency vehicle" means: (A) a fire department or police vehicle; (B) a public or private ambulance operated by a person...
• Texas Section 541.202 - Rail Transportation
  In this subtitle: (1) "Railroad" means a carrier that operates cars, other than streetcars, on stationary rails to transport persons or property. (2) "Railroad train"...

SUBCHAPTER D TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC AREAS, AND TRAFFIC CONTROL

• Texas Section 541.203 - Equipment
  In this subtitle: (1) "Exhaust emission system" means a motor vehicle engine modification designed to control or reduce the emission of substances from a motor...
• Texas Section 541.301 - Traffic
  In this subtitle "traffic" means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, and conveyances, including vehicles and streetcars, singly or together while using a highway for the...
• Texas Section 541.302 - Traffic Areas
  In this subtitle: (1) "Alley" means a street that: (A) is not used primarily for through traffic; and (B) provides access to rear entrances of...
• Texas Section 541.303 - Intersection
  (a) In this subtitle, "intersection" means the common area at the junction of two highways, other than the junction of an alley and a highway....

SUBCHAPTER E MISCELLANEOUS TERMS

• Texas Section 541.304 - Traffic Control
  In this subtitle: (1) "Official traffic-control device" means a sign, signal, marking, or device that is: (A) consistent with this subtitle; (B) placed or erected...
• Texas Section 541.401 - Miscellaneous Terms
  In this subtitle: (1) "Daytime" means the period beginning one-half hour before sunrise and ending one-half hour after sunset. (2) "Explosive" means a chemical compound...

Last modified: September 28, 2016