Tex. Transportation Code § 541.001
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 541.001, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 541.001. PERSONS.
Official statutory text
In this subtitle:
(1) "Escort flagger" has the meaning assigned by Section 623.008.
(1-a) "Operator" means, as used in reference to a vehicle, a person who drives or has physical control of a vehicle.
(2) "Owner" means, as used in reference to a vehicle, a person who has a property interest in or title to a vehicle. The term:
(A) includes a person entitled to use and possess a vehicle subject to a security interest; and
(B) excludes a lienholder and a lessee whose lease is not intended as security.
(3) "Pedestrian" means a person on foot.
(4) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
(5) "School crossing guard" means a responsible person who is at least 18 years of age and is designated by a local authority to direct traffic in a school crossing zone for the protection of children going to or leaving a school.
(6) "Sidewalk user" means an individual lawfully operating one of the following on a sidewalk:
(A) a bicycle;
(B) a motor-assisted scooter, as defined by Section 551.351;
(C) an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined by Section 551.201;
(D) a skateboard;
(E) roller skates; or
(F) a similar device.
(1) "Escort flagger" has the meaning assigned by Section 623.008.
(1-a) "Operator" means, as used in reference to a vehicle, a person who drives or has physical control of a vehicle.
(2) "Owner" means, as used in reference to a vehicle, a person who has a property interest in or title to a vehicle. The term:
(A) includes a person entitled to use and possess a vehicle subject to a security interest; and
(B) excludes a lienholder and a lessee whose lease is not intended as security.
(3) "Pedestrian" means a person on foot.
(4) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
(5) "School crossing guard" means a responsible person who is at least 18 years of age and is designated by a local authority to direct traffic in a school crossing zone for the protection of children going to or leaving a school.
(6) "Sidewalk user" means an individual lawfully operating one of the following on a sidewalk:
(A) a bicycle;
(B) a motor-assisted scooter, as defined by Section 551.351;
(C) an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined by Section 551.201;
(D) a skateboard;
(E) roller skates; or
(F) a similar device.
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