Texas § 547.503 DISPLAY OF HAZARD LAMPS.

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§ 547.503 — DISPLAY OF HAZARD LAMPS.

Texas § 547.503

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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 547.503 (2026).

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Sec. 547.503. DISPLAY OF HAZARD LAMPS.

(a)The operator of a vehicle that is described by Subsection (b) and that is stopped on a roadway or shoulder shall immediately display vehicular hazard warning lamps that comply with Section 547.331 , unless the vehicle:

(1)is parked lawfully in an urban district;

(2)is stopped lawfully to receive or discharge a passenger;

(3)is stopped to avoid conflict with other traffic;

(4)is stopped to comply with a direction of a police officer or an official traffic-control device; or

(5)displays other warning devices as required by Sections 547.504-547.507.

(b)This section applies to a truck, bus, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer at least 80 inches wide or at least 30 feet long.

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Sec. 547.503. DISPLAY OF HAZARD LAMPS. (a) The operator of a vehicle that is described by Subsection (b) and that is stopped on a roadway or shoulder shall immediately display vehicular hazard warning lamps that comply with Section 547.331 , unless the vehicle:
(1) is parked lawfully in an urban district;
(2) is stopped lawfully to receive or discharge a passenger;
(3) is stopped to avoid conflict with other traffic;
(4) is stopped to comply with a direction of a police officer or an official traffic-control device; or
(5) displays other warning devices as required by Sections 547.504-547.507.
(b) This section applies to a truck, bus, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer at least 80 inches wide or at least 30 feet long.