DEFINITIONS.
Austin City Code § 12-1-61
in effect§ 12-1-61 - DEFINITIONS.
In this article:
(1) COURT means the Austin Municipal Court.
(2) DATE OF THE NOTICE means the date that appears in the heading of the notice. Date of the notice does not mean the date of the alleged violation.
(3) DEPARTMENT means the City of Austin Police Department.
(4) OWNER means the owner of a motor vehicle as shown on the motor vehicle registration records of the Texas Department of Transportation or the analogous department or agency of another state or country.
(5) PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM means a system that:
(a) consists of a camera system and vehicular sensor installed to exclusively work in conjunction with an electrically operated traffic control signal; and
(b) is capable of producing at least two recorded images that depict the license plate attached to the front or the rear of a motor vehicle that is not operated in compliance with the instructions of the traffic control signal.
(6) RECORDED IMAGE means a photographic or digital image that depicts the front or the rear of a motor vehicle and includes the registration number displayed on the license plate of the vehicle.
(7) SYSTEM LOCATION means the approach to an intersection toward which a photographic traffic signal enforcement system is directed and in operation.
(8) TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL has the meaning assigned by Texas Transportation Code, Section 541.304 (Traffic Control).
Source: Ord. 20061102-014; Ord. 20071129-020.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT12TRRE_CH12-1TRREAD_ART6AURELIEN_S12-1-61DEFetched: 10/27/2026