78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1326, Chapter 535 Page: 1 of 5
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CHAPTER 535 H.B. No. 1326
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the civil and criminal consequences of racing a motor
3 vehicle on a public highway or street and of being a spectator at an
4 illegal motor vehicle racing event; providing penalties.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE-OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
6 SECTION 1. Section 545.420, Transportation Code, is amended
7 by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (d)-(h) to read
8 as follows:
9 (a) A person may not participate in any manner in:
10 (1) a race;
11 (2) a vehicle speed competition or contest;
12 (3) a drag race or acceleration contest;
13 (4) a test of physical endurance of the operator of a
14 vehicle; or
15 (5) in connection with a dra9 race, an exhibition of
16 vehicle speed or acceleration or to make a vehicle speed record.
17 (d) Except as provided by Subsections (e)-(h), an offense
18 under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor.
19 (e) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor
20 if it is shown on the trial of the offense that:
21 (1) the person has previously been convicted one time
22 of an offense under that subsection; or
23 (2) the person, at the time of the offense:
24 (A) was operating the vehicle while intoxicated,
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1326, Chapter 535, legislative document, June 20, 2003; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth158138/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.