Traffic stops
Getting pulled over, documents, searches, and what happens roadside.
10 sections
- Traffic StopsTransp. Code 521.025 — the license, the insurance card, and the notice to appear
- After A CrashTransp. Code 550.021 — stop, give information, help, and report
- Open ContainerPenal Code 49.031 — the passenger area, even parked, and a citation
- Your Phone Behind The WheelTransp. Code 545.4251 — reading, writing or sending, unless stopped
Speed LimitsTransp. Code 545.352 — 30 in town, 70 on numbered highways, and reasonable always- Seat BeltsTransp. Code 545.413 — 15 and older, every seat, and children under 17
- Driving While License InvalidTransp. Code 521.457 — a Class C offense, and what raises it
When You Must IdentifyPenal Code 38.02 — refusing after an arrest, and lying at any lawful stopalso here- The DWI StopPenal Code 49.04 and Transp. Code 724.015 — 0.08, and what a refusal costsalso here
CarryingPenal Code 46.02 — 21 and older, holstered, and the places that bar italso here
Also for traffic stops
Often comes up with
Charges