Section 545.411 - Use of Rest Area: Offense(a) A person commits an offense if the person remains at a rest area for longer than 24 hours or erects a tent, shelter, booth, or structure at the rest area and the person: (1) has notice while conducting the activity that the activity is prohibited; or(2) receives notice that the activity is prohibited but does not depart or remove the structure within eight hours after receiving notice.(b) For purposes of this section, a person:(1) has notice if a sign stating the prohibited activity and penalty is posted on the premises; or(2) receives notice if a peace officer orally communicates to the person the prohibited activity and penalty for the offense.(c) It is an exception to Subsection (a) if a nonprofit organization erects a temporary structure at a rest area to provide food services, food, or beverages to travelers and the Texas Department of Transportation:(1) finds that the services would constitute a public service for the benefit of the traveling public; and(2) issues a permit to the organization.(d) In this section, "rest area" means public real property designated as a rest area, comfort station, picnic area, roadside park, or scenic overlook by the Texas Department of Transportation.Tex. Transp. Code § 545.411
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.