Texas Transportation Code
§ 547.305 — RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF LIGHTS
TN § 547.305Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT · Art. D. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS
Statute text
View on source(a)A motor vehicle lamp or illuminating device, other than a headlamp, spotlamp, auxiliary lamp, turn signal lamp, or emergency vehicle, tow truck, or school bus warning lamp, that projects a beam with an intensity brighter than 300 candlepower shall be directed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam strikes the roadway at a distance of more than 75 feet from the vehicle.
(b)Except as expressly authorized by law, a person may not operate or move equipment or a vehicle, other than a police vehicle, with a lamp or device that displays a red light visible from directly in front of the center of the equipment or vehicle.
(c)A person may not operate a motor vehicle equipped with a red, white, or blue beacon, flashing, or alternating light unless the equipment is:
(1)used as specifically authorized by this chapter; or
(2)a running lamp, headlamp, taillamp, backup lamp, or turn signal lamp that is used as authorized by law.
(d)A vehicle may be equipped with alternately flashing lighting equipment described by Section 547.701 or 547.702 only if the vehicle is:
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 229 (H.B. 378), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (H.B. 2812), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2018. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (H.B. 3087), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 11 (H.B. 61), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2023.