Tex. Transp. Code § 542.501

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 542.501 - Obedience Required to Police Officers, School Crossing Guards, and Escort Flaggers

A person may not wilfully fail or refuse to comply with a lawful order or direction of:

(1) a police officer;

(2) a school crossing guard who:

(A) is performing crossing guard duties in a school crosswalk to stop and yield to a pedestrian; or

(B) has been trained under Section 600.004 and is directing traffic in a school crossing zone; or

(3) an escort flagger who is directing or controlling the flow of traffic in accordance with a permit issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles under Subtitle E for the movement of an oversize or overweight vehicle.

Tex. Transp. Code § 542.501

Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 2620), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 724, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.