DEFENSES.
Dallas City Code § 5-24
in effectSEC. 5-24. DEFENSES.
It is a defense to prosecution under this article that a motor vehicle was owned, operated, or leased by:
(1) a nonprofit organization and being used to carry only passengers associated with that organization, if no compensation is received from any other person for carrying the passengers;
(2) a fixed-based operator and being used to transport employees or customers at the airport; or
(3) the federal or state government or a political subdivision of the state;
(4) a school, university, organ donor company, medical service provider, or ambulance service; or
(5) a vehicle operating as a Dallas Area Rapid Transit ("DART") vehicle. (Ord. Nos. 8213; 14384; 31690)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-135428Fetched: 10/26/2026