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§ 721.004. INSCRIPTION REQUIRED ON MUNICIPAL AND
COUNTY-OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT. (a) The office
having control of a motor vehicle or piece of heavy equipment owned
by a municipality or county shall have printed on each side of the
vehicle or equipment the name of the municipality or county,
followed by the title of the department or office having custody of
the vehicle or equipment.
(b) The inscription must be in a color sufficiently
different from the body of the vehicle or equipment so that the
lettering is plainly legible.
(c) The title of the department or office must be in letters
plainly legible at a distance of not less than 100 feet.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.


§ 721.005. EXEMPTION FROM INSCRIPTION REQUIREMENT FOR
CERTAIN MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY-OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES.

Subsection (a) as amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 66, § 1
(a) The governing body of a municipality may exempt from the
requirements of Section 721.004 an automobile when used to perform
an official duty by a:
(1) police department;
(2) magistrate as defined by Article 2.09, Code of
Criminal Procedure;
(3) medical examiner; or
(4) municipal code enforcement officer designated to
enforce environmental criminal laws.

Subsection (a) as amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 140, § 1
(a) The governing body of a municipality may exempt from the
requirements of Section 721.004:
(1) an automobile when used to perform an official
duty by a:
(A) police department;
(B) magistrate as defined by Article 2.09, Code
of Criminal Procedure; or
(C) medical examiner; or
(2) an automobile used by a municipal employee only
when conducting an investigation involving suspected fraud or other
mismanagement within the municipality.
(b) The commissioners court of a county may exempt from the
requirements of Section 721.004:
(1) an automobile when used to perform an official
duty by a:
(A) police department;
(B) sheriff's office;
(C) constable's office;
(D) criminal district attorney's office;
(E) district attorney's office;
(F) county attorney's office;
(G) magistrate as defined by Article 2.09, Code
of Criminal Procedure;
(H) county fire marshal's office; or
(I) medical examiner; or
(2) a juvenile probation department vehicle used to
transport children, when used to perform an official duty.
(c) An exemption provided under this section does not apply
to a contract deputy.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended
by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 355, § 1, eff. May 27, 1997; Acts
1997, 75th Leg., ch. 46, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th
Leg., ch. 62, § 17.38, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg.,
ch. 66, § 1, eff. May 14, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 140,
§ 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

§ 546.004. EXCEPTIONS TO SIGNAL REQUIREMENT. (a) A
volunteer fire fighter who operates a private vehicle as an
authorized emergency vehicle may engage in conduct permitted by
Section 546.001 only when the fire fighter is using visual signals
meeting the pertinent requirements of Sections 547.305 and 547.702.
(b) An authorized emergency vehicle that is operated as a
police vehicle is not required to be equipped with or display a red
light visible from the front of the vehicle.

§ 546.003. AUDIBLE OR VISUAL SIGNALS REQUIRED. Except as
provided by Section 546.004, the operator of an authorized
emergency vehicle engaging in conduct permitted by Section 546.001
shall use, at the discretion of the operator in accordance with
policies of the department or the local government that employs the
operator, audible or visual signals that meet the pertinent
requirements of Sections 547.305 and 547.702.

Blacked out means sitting on the side of the road with all lights turned off.

Good question though :-)

barres wrote:I thought traffic stops had to be made in a marked vehicle. Wouldn't an all black vehicle be unmarked? Or were you trying to say he had no lights on at all, BrassMonkey?

lol

I prefer the term, "Infraction" thank you very much :-D

Oops,
That was supposed to be 80 (eighty) not 90.

Agreed

RKirby wrote:

Got pulled over for the first time in years last night, 12:05AM. Got a warning... See below for details...

75 N Grayson County Mile Marker 212 - 90 in a 65 Trooper blacked out right shoulder............Trooper: Looks at docs and says, "Your getting a warning for speeding, hang on"

You really need to go buy a lottery ticket...right away!

Got pulled over for the first time in years last night, 12:05AM. Got a warning... See below for details...

75 N Grayson County Mile Marker 212 - 80 in a 65 Trooper blacked out right shoulder

Trooper: "Sir, Texas Highway Patrol. I stopped you for speeding, License, Proof of insurance please"

Brass: Handed over all with CHL

Trooper: Looks at docs and says, "Your getting a warning for speeding, hang on"

Brass: "Thank you"

Trooper: What's the rush?

Brass: "Ehh, got a way from me a bit"

Trooper: "Just a wee bit ehh?"

Trooper: Goes back to unit, does his checks, comes back with a written warning

Brass: "Thanks sir, I appreciate it"

Trooper: "Take it easy..."