Texas Transportation Code

§ 472.021 — TAMPERING WITH WARNING DEVICES

TN § 472.021Title 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 tampers with, damages, or removes a barricade, flare pot, sign, flasher signal, or other device warning of construction, repair, or detour on or adjacent to a highway set out by the state, a political subdivision, a contractor, or a public utility.

(b)This section does not apply to a person acting within the scope and duty of employment if the person is:

(1)an officer, agent, independent contractor, employee, or trustee of the state or a political subdivision;

(2)a contractor; or

(3)a public utility.

(c)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.