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2019 Texas Statutes
Transportation Code
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle C - Rules of the Road
Chapter 546 - Operation of Authorized Emergency Vehicles and Certain Other Vehicles
Subchapter A. Authorized Emergency Vehicles
Section 546.005. Duty of Care
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TX Transp Code § 546.005 (2019)
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Sec. 546.005. DUTY OF CARE. This chapter does not relieve the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle from:
(1) the duty to operate the vehicle with appropriate regard for the safety of all persons; or
(2) the consequences of reckless disregard for the safety of others.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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