Texas Statutes
§ 542.206 — EFFECT OF SPEED LIMITS IN A CIVIL ACTION.
Texas § 542.206
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Bluebook
Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 542.206 (2026).
Text
Sec. 542.206. EFFECT OF SPEED LIMITS IN A CIVIL ACTION. A provision of this subtitle declaring a maximum or minimum speed limit does not relieve the plaintiff in a civil action from the burden of proving negligence of the defendant as the proximate cause of a collision.
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Legislative History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190 ), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2023.
Nearby Sections
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§ 542.001
VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS.§ 542.002
GOVERNMENT VEHICLES.§ 542.003
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES.§ 542.005
RULES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.§ 542.006
SPEED RESTRICTIONS ON PRIVATE ROADS.§ 542.201
GENERAL RULE OF UNIFORMITY.§ 542.202
POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES.§ 542.203
LIMITATION ON LOCAL AUTHORITIES.§ 542.2035
LIMITATION ON MUNICIPALITIES.§ 542.204
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