Tex. Transp. Code Section 228.054
Toll Payment Required; Emergency Vehicles Exempt

(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (e), the operator of a vehicle, other than an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined by Section 541.201 (Vehicles), 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)

Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 74(2), eff. September 1, 2017.

(c)

Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 74(2), eff. September 1, 2017.

(d)

In this section, “authorized emergency vehicle” has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201 (Vehicles).

(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.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 872, Sec. 2.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1246, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 23 (S.B. 129), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 361.252 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.41, eff. June 14, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258 (S.B. 11), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 641 (S.B. 959), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 74(2), eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Section 228.054 — Toll Payment Required; Emergency Vehicles Exempt, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­228.­htm#228.­054 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

228.001
Definitions 228.002
Agreements with Public Entities 228.003
Agreements with Other Governmental Agencies 228.004
Promotion of Toll Project 228.005
Revenue of Toll Project or System 228.006
Use of Surplus Revenue 228.007
Toll Lanes 228.008
Tolls on Exclusive Lane 228.009
Audit 228.010
Establishment of Toll Systems 228.011
Toll Projects in Certain Counties 228.012
Project Subaccounts 228.013
Determination of Financial Terms for Certain Toll Projects 228.0031
Agreements with Local Governments 228.051
Designation 228.052
Operation of Toll Project or System 228.053
Revenue 228.054
Toll Payment Required 228.0055
Use of Contract Payments and Other Revenue 228.055
Exceptions for Leased or Transferred Vehicle 228.056
Presumptions 228.057
Electronic Toll Collection 228.058
Automated Enforcement Technology 228.059
Toll Collection and Enforcement by Other Entity 228.101
Construction Costs 228.102
Issuance of Bonds 228.103
Applicability of Other Law 228.104
Payment of Bonds 228.105
Sources of Payment of and Security for Toll Revenue Bonds 228.106
Interim Bonds 228.107
Effect of Lien 228.108
Approval of Bonds by Attorney General 228.109
Trust Agreement 228.110
Provisions Protecting and Enforcing Rights and Remedies of Bondholders 228.111
Furnishing of Indemnifying Bonds or Pledge of Securities 228.112
Feasibility Study by Municipality, County, or Private Group 228.113
Trust Fund 228.114
Remedies 228.115
Exemption from Taxation or Assessment 228.116
Valuation of Bonds Securing Deposit of Public Funds 228.117
Funding for Department District 228.151
Lease, Sale, or Transfer of Toll Project or System 228.152
Discharge of Outstanding Bonded Indebtedness 228.153
Repayment of Department’s Expenditures 228.154
Approval of Agreement by Attorney General 228.201
Limitation on Toll Facility Designation 228.204
Rules 228.205
Queen Isabella Causeway 228.206
Toll Revenue 228.251
Definitions 228.252
Applicability of Other Law 228.253
Use of Federal Funds 228.254
Agreements Between Authority and Local Governmental Entities 228.0545
Toll Not Paid at Time of Use 228.0546
Invoice Requirements 228.0547
Payment of Toll Invoice
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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