83R8590 JXC-D
By: Cortez H.B. No. 1816
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to lighting requirements for drivers during motor vehicle
stops.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 545, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 545.309 to read as follows:
Sec. 545.309. LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS DURING STOP BY POLICE
OFFICER. (a) A person operating a motor vehicle who is directed to
bring the motor vehicle to a stop by a police officer at nighttime
shall illuminate an interior light installed in the motor vehicle
immediately after stopping the motor vehicle. The person may not
extinguish the light without the officer's consent until the
officer allows the person to resume operating the motor vehicle.
(b) This section does not apply to a person operating a
motor vehicle who is directed to bring the motor vehicle to a stop
by a police officer who is directing traffic.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.