In this subtitle:
- (1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety acting directly or through its authorized officers and agents.
- (2) "Director" means the public safety director.
(3) "Local authority" means:
- (A) a county, municipality, or other local entity authorized to enact traffic laws under the laws of this state; or
- (B) a school district created under the laws of this state only when it is designating school crossing guards for schools operated by the district.
- (4) "Police officer" means an officer authorized to direct traffic or arrest persons who violate traffic regulations.
- (5) "State" has the meaning assigned by Section 311.005, Government Code, and includes a province of Canada.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.