Tex.
Transp. Code Section 362.901
Free Use of Toll Project by Military Vehicles
(a)
The commission and the governing body of each local governmental entity or private entity that operates a toll project shall adopt rules to allow a military vehicle to use toll projects without payment of a toll or fare.(b)
A rule adopted under this section must:(1)
allow a convoy of military vehicles of this state, another state, or the United States to use the toll project without payment of a toll or fare; and(2)
allow individual military vehicles to use the toll project without payment of a toll or fare, to the greatest extent practicable, considering the technological and personnel limitations of operating the toll project.(c)
A person who claims a privilege under a rule adopted under this section to which the person is not entitled commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.(d)
In this section:(1)
“Military vehicle” includes an unmarked military vehicle operated by military personnel conducting an emergency preparedness, response, or recovery operation or participating in a training exercise for an emergency preparedness, response, or recovery operation. The term does not include a vehicle operated for personal use.(2)
“Toll project” includes a toll road, toll highway, turnpike, toll bridge, ferry, or similar project, users of which are required to pay a toll or fare.
Source:
Section 362.901 — Free Use of Toll Project by Military Vehicles, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.362.htm#362.901 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
