Bill Text: TX HB2722 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to prohibition of the operation and sale of certain motor vehicles resembling authorized emergency vehicles; creating a criminal offense.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-14 - Referred to Transportation [HB2722 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB2722-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to prohibition of the operation and sale of certain motor vehicles resembling authorized emergency vehicles; creating a criminal offense.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-14 - Referred to Transportation [HB2722 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB2722-Introduced.html
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| By: Goldman | H.B. No. 2722 | |
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| relating to prohibition of certain motor vehicles resembling | ||
| emergency medical services vehicles; creating a criminal offense. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 773, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 773.017 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 773.017. USE OF CERTAIN EXTERNAL MOTOR VEHICLE | ||
| MARKINGS OR FEATURES PROHIBITED; CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person | ||
| may not operate a motor vehicle in this state that resembles an | ||
| emergency medical services vehicle unless the person uses the motor | ||
| vehicle as an emergency medical services vehicle under this chapter | ||
| or the person uses the motor vehicle for other legitimate | ||
| governmental functions, including police or fire services. | ||
| (b) A motor vehicle resembles an emergency medical services | ||
| vehicle if the motor vehicle has on the exterior of the motor | ||
| vehicle any of the following markings or features: | ||
| (1) the word "ambulance" or a derivation of that word; | ||
| (2) a star of life as trademarked by the National | ||
| Highway Traffic Safety Administration; | ||
| (3) a Maltese cross commonly used by fire departments; | ||
| (4) forward-facing flashing red, white, or blue | ||
| lights; | ||
| (5) a siren; | ||
| (6) the words "critical care transport," "emergency," | ||
| "emergency medical services," or "mobile intensive care unit"; or | ||
| (7) the acronym "EMS" or "MICU". | ||
| (c) A person commits an offense if the person violates this | ||
| section. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
