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CHAPTER 24. OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
§ 24.011. FAILURE TO REGISTER AIRCRAFT; OFFENSE
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates or navigates an aircraft that the person knows is not properly registered under Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registration regulations, 14 C.F.R. Part 47, as those regulations existed on September 1, 1985.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the third degree. |
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| § 24.012. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS; OFFENSE |
(a) The failure to have the aircraft identification numbers clearly displayed on an aircraft in compliance with federal aviation regulations is probable cause for a peace officer to further inspect the aircraft to determine the identity of the owner of the aircraft.
(b) A peace officer may inspect an aircraft under Subsection (a) if the aircraft is located on public property or on private property if the officer has the consent of the property owner.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person operates an aircraft that the person knows does not have aircraft identification numbers that comply with federal aviation regulations.
(d) An offense under Subsection (c) is a felony of the third degree.
(e) In this section, "federal aviation regulations" means the regulations adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration regarding identification and registration marking, 14 C.F.R. Part 45, as those regulations existed on September 1, 1985, except a regulation in existence on September 1, 1985, that is inconsistent with a regulation adopted after that date. |
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| § 24.013. AIRCRAFT FUEL CONTAINERS; OFFENSE |
| (a) A person commits an offense if the person operates or intends to operate an aircraft equipped with: |
(1) a fuel container that the person knows does not conform to federal aviation regulations or that has not been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration by inspection or special permit; or
(2) a pipe, hose, or auxiliary pump that is used or intended for transferring fuel to the primary fuel system of an aircraft from a fuel container that the person knows does not conform to federal aviation regulations or that has not been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration by inspection or special permit. |
| (b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the third degree. |
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CHAPTER 502. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
§ 502.410. FALSIFICATION OR FORGERY
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly provides false or incorrect information or without legal authority signs the name of another person on a statement or application filed or given as required by this chapter.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a statement or application filed or given under Section 502.184, 502.253, 502.267, 502.281, 502.352, 502.353, 502.354, or 502.355.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree. |
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CHAPTER 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES
§ 545.066. PASSING A SCHOOL BUS; OFFENSE
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| (a) An operator on a highway, when approaching from either direction a school bus stopped on the highway to receive or discharge a student: |
(1) shall stop before reaching the school bus when the bus is operating a visual signal as required by Section 547.701; and
(2) may not proceed until: |
(A) the school bus resumes motion;
(B) the operator is signaled by the bus driver to proceed; or
(C) the visual signal is no longer actuated. |
| (b) An operator on a highway having separate roadways is not required to stop: |
(1) for a school bus that is on a different roadway; or
(2) if on a controlled-access highway, for a school bus that is stopped: |
(A) in a loading zone that is a part of or adjacent to the highway; and
(B) where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway. |
| (c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $1,000, except that the offense is: |
(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the person causes serious bodily injury to another; or
(2) a state jail felony if the person has been previously convicted under Subdivision (1). |
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| § 545.420. RACING ON HIGHWAY |
| (a) A person may not participate in any manner in: |
(1) a race;
(2) a vehicle speed competition or contest;
(3) a drag race or acceleration contest;
(4) a test of physical endurance of the operator of a vehicle; or
(5) in connection with a drag race, an exhibition of vehicle speed or acceleration or to make a vehicle speed record. |
| (b) In this section: |
| (1) "Drag race" means the operation of: |
(A) two or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to outdistance each other; or
(B) one or more vehicles over a common selected course, from the same place to the same place, for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power of acceleration of the vehicle or vehicles in a specified distance or time. |
| (2) "Race" means the use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to: |
(A) outgain or outdistance another vehicle or prevent another vehicle from passing;
(B) arrive at a given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles; or
(C) test the physical stamina or endurance of an operator over a long-distance driving route. |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsections (e)-(h), an offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor.
(e) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that: |
(1) the person has previously been convicted one time of an offense under that subsection; or
(2) the person, at the time of the offense: |
(A) was operating the vehicle while intoxicated, as defined by Section 49.01, Penal Code; or
(B) was in possession of an open container, as defined by Section 49.031, Penal Code. |
(f) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has previously been convicted two times of an offense under that subsection.
(g) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that as a result of the offense, an individual suffered bodily injury.
(h) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that as a result of the offense, an individual suffered serious bodily injury or death. |
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CHAPTER 548. COMPULSORY INSPECTION OF VEHICLES
§ 548.603. FICTITIOUS OR COUNTERFEIT INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR INSURANCE DOCUMENT
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| (a) A person commits an offense if the person: |
| (1) displays or causes or permits to be displayed an inspection certificate or insurance document knowing that the certificate or document is counterfeit, tampered with, altered, fictitious, issued for another vehicle, issued for a vehicle failing to meet all emissions inspection requirements, or issued in violation of: |
(A) this chapter, rules adopted under this chapter, or other law of this state; or
(B) a law of another state, the United States, the United Mexican States, a state of the United Mexican States, Canada, or a province of Canada; |
(2) transfers an inspection certificate from a windshield or location to another windshield or location;
(3) with intent to circumvent the emissions inspection requirements seeks an inspection of a vehicle at a station not certified to perform an emissions inspection if the person knows that the vehicle is required to be inspected under Section 548.301;
(4) knowingly does not comply with an emissions inspection requirement for a vehicle; or
(5) displays on a vehicle an inspection certificate that was obtained knowing that the vehicle does not meet all emissions inspection requirements for the vehicle. |
| (b) A person commits an offense if the person: |
(1) makes or possesses, with the intent to sell, circulate, or pass, a counterfeit inspection certificate or insurance document; or
(2) possesses any part of a stamp, dye, plate, negative, machine, or other device that is used or designated for use in making a counterfeit inspection certificate or insurance document. |
(c) The owner of a vehicle commits an offense if the owner knowingly allows the vehicle to be registered or operated while the vehicle displays an inspection certificate in violation of Subsection (a).
(d) An offense under Subsection (a) or (c) is a Class B misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b) is a third degree felony unless the person acts with the intent to defraud or harm another person, in which event the offense is a second degree felony. |
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CHAPTER 550. ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS
§ 550.021. ACCIDENT INVOLVING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH
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| (a) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of a person shall: |
(1) immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close to the scene as possible;
(2) immediately return to the scene of the accident if the vehicle is not stopped at the scene of the accident; and
(3) remain at the scene of the accident until the operator complies with the requirements of Section 550.023. |
(b) An operator of a vehicle required to stop the vehicle by Subsection (a) shall do so without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person does not stop or does not comply with the requirements of this section. An offense under this section is punishable by: |
(1) imprisonment in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not more than five years or confinement in the county jail for not more than one year;
(2) a fine not to exceed $5,000; or
(3) both the fine and the imprisonment or confinement. |
