Defenses.
El Paso City Code § 14.16.404
in effect14.16.404 - Defenses.
It is a defense to prosecution under this article that:
A. The 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. An employer or employee association and being used to transport employees between the employee's homes and the employer's place of business or between work stations;
3. An air freight or cargo company utilizing air cargo terminals at the airport;
4. A fixed-based operator and being used to transport employees or customers at the airport;
5. The federal or state government or a political subdivision of the state; or
6. A school, university, organ donor company, medical service provider, or ambulance service; or
7. The ground transportation vehicle was licensed by another governmental entity and was transporting a passenger from a point outside the city to a destination inside the airport, if the ground transportation vehicle leaves the airport without receiving a passenger inside the airport.
(Ord. No. 19007, § 1, 12-17-2019)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT14AIAI_CH14.16AIUSRE_ARTIVGRTRSE_14.16.404DEFetched: 10/28/2026