37 Tex. Admin. Code § 15.89
Moving Violations
Effective Jan 1, 2025Source Note: The provisions of this §15.89 adopted to be effective June 22, 2004, 29 TexReg 5945; amended to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7889; amended to be effective June 8, 2006, 31 TexReg 4659; amended to be effective July 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 5899; amended to be effective September 7, 2014, 39 TexReg 6875; amended to be effective December 29, 2019, 44 TexReg 8025; amended to be effective January 1, 2025, 49 TexRe 10656.Texas Secretary of State
- (a) Moving violations are an act committed in connection with the operation of a motor vehicle on a public street or highway, which constitutes a hazard to traffic and is prohibited by state law or city ordinance.
- (b) A list of traffic offenses that constitute a moving violation is detailed in the graphic in this subsection.
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(c) Moving violations include:
- (1) a violation of the traffic law of this state, another state, or a political subdivision of this or another state; and
- (2) an offense under Texas Transportation Code, §545.412.
(d) Moving violations do not include:
- (1) an offense committed before September 1, 2003;
- (2) the offense of speeding when the person convicted was at the time of the offense driving less than 10 percent faster than the posted speed limit, unless the person committed the offense in a school crossing zone;
- (3) an offense adjudicated under Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 45A, Subchapter G or H; or
- (4) an offense under Texas Transportation Code, §545.4251.
Source Note:The provisions of this §15.89 adopted to be effective June 22, 2004, 29 TexReg 5945; amended to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7889; amended to be effective June 8, 2006, 31 TexReg 4659; amended to be effective July 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 5899; amended to be effective September 7, 2014, 39 TexReg 6875; amended to be effective December 29, 2019, 44 TexReg 8025; amended to be effective January 1, 2025, 49 TexRe 10656.