82R3081 NAJ-D
By: Bohac H.B. No. 1735
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement of orange frames on certain speed limit
signs erected by a municipality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 544, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Section 544.013 to read as follows:
Sec. 544.013. ORANGE FRAME FOR CERTAIN SPEED LIMIT SIGNS.
(a) The governing body of a municipality that erects a sign giving
notice of an altered speed limit on a highway or street under the
municipality's jurisdiction shall install and maintain a frame
behind the sign until the 91st day after the date the sign is
erected.
(b) The frame must:
(1) have an orange reflective background;
(2) contain the word "NEW"; and
(3) be consistent with the manual and specifications
adopted under Section 544.001.
(c) It is not a defense to prosecution of an offense under
Subchapter H, Chapter 545, that the frame required by Subsection
(a) was not installed. Noncompliance with Subsection (a) by the
governing body of a municipality is not admissible in the trial of
the offense.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.