Tex. Transportation Code § 521.004
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.004, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.004. PENAL CODE REFERENCES.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) a reference to an offense under Section 49.04, Penal Code, includes an offense under Article 6701l-1, Revised Statutes, as that law existed immediately before September 1, 1994;
(2) a reference to an offense under Section 49.07, Penal Code:
(A) means only an offense under that section involving the operation of a motor vehicle; and
(B) includes an offense under Section 6701l-1, Revised Statutes, as that law existed immediately before September 1, 1994; and
(3) a reference to an offense under Section 49.08, Penal Code:
(A) means only an offense under that section involving the operation of a motor vehicle; and
(B) includes an offense under Section 19.05(a)(2), Penal Code, as that law existed immediately before September 1, 1994.
(1) a reference to an offense under Section 49.04, Penal Code, includes an offense under Article 6701l-1, Revised Statutes, as that law existed immediately before September 1, 1994;
(2) a reference to an offense under Section 49.07, Penal Code:
(A) means only an offense under that section involving the operation of a motor vehicle; and
(B) includes an offense under Section 6701l-1, Revised Statutes, as that law existed immediately before September 1, 1994; and
(3) a reference to an offense under Section 49.08, Penal Code:
(A) means only an offense under that section involving the operation of a motor vehicle; and
(B) includes an offense under Section 19.05(a)(2), Penal Code, as that law existed immediately before September 1, 1994.
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