CIVIL OFFENSE CREATED.
Austin City Code § 12-1-73
in effect§ 12-1-73 - CIVIL OFFENSE CREATED.
(A) The owner of a motor vehicle that is operated in violation of Texas Transportation Code, Section 545.066 (Passing a School Bus; Offense) by passing a stopped school bus displaying the visual signals required by subsection (c) of Texas Transportation Code, Section 547.701 (Additional Equipment Requirements for School Buses and Other Buses Used To Transport Schoolchildren) commits a civil offense and is liable for a civil fine.
(B) Each violation is a separate civil offense.
(C) If the recording equipment installed on a school bus shows that a motor vehicle has been operated in violation of this Article, the motor vehicle is presumed to have been operated in violation of this article, and the school district may charge the owner of the vehicle the fine provided by this article.
(D) A defense to Texas Transportation Code, Section 545.066 (Passing a School Bus; Offense) is a defense to the civil offense created by this section.
(E) This article does not create a criminal offense.
Source: Ord. No. 20150604-057, Pt. 1, 6-15-15.
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_ART7AUTRENDESCBU_S12-1-73CIOFCRFetched: 10/27/2026
