Texas § 545.156 VEHICLE APPROACHED BY AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE.

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§ 545.156 — VEHICLE APPROACHED BY AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE.

Texas § 545.156

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Bluebook

Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 545.156 (2026).

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Sec. 545.156. VEHICLE APPROACHED BY AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE.

(a)This section applies only to:

(1)an authorized emergency vehicle using audible and visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and 547.702 ;

(2)a medical examiner vehicle, as defined by Section 547.751 , lawfully using a visual signal in accordance with that section;

(3)a vehicle operated by a justice of the peace for a purpose described by Section 547.752 and lawfully using a visual signal in accordance with that section; and

(4)a police vehicle lawfully using only an audible or visual signal. (a-1) On the immediate approach of a vehicle described by Subsection (a), an operator, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, shall:

(1)yield the right-of-way;

(2)immediately drive to a position par

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Sec. 545.156. VEHICLE APPROACHED BY AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE. (a) This section applies only to:
(1) an authorized emergency vehicle using audible and visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and 547.702 ;
(2) a medical examiner vehicle, as defined by Section 547.751 , lawfully using a visual signal in accordance with that section;
(3) a vehicle operated by a justice of the peace for a purpose described by Section 547.752 and lawfully using a visual signal in accordance with that section; and
(4) a police vehicle lawfully using only an audible or visual signal.
(a-1) On the immediate approach of a vehicle described by Subsection (a), an operator, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, shall:
(1) yield the right-of-way;
(2) immediately drive to a position parallel to and as close as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection; and
(3) stop and remain standing until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed.
(b) This section does not exempt the operator of a vehicle described by Subsection (a) from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.

Legislative History

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 860 (H.B. 2837 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2616 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.