Sec. 545.101. TURNING AT INTERSECTION. (a) To make a right turn at an intersection, an operator shall make both the approach and the turn as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(b) To make a left turn at an intersection, an operator shall:
(1) approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to a vehicle moving in the direction of the vehicle; and
(2) after entering the intersection, turn left, leaving the intersection so as to arrive in a lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of the vehicle on the roadway being entered.
(c) On a street or roadway designated for two-way traffic, the operator turning left shall, to the extent practicable, turn in the portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
(d) To turn left, an operator who is approaching an intersection having a roadway designated for one-way traffic and for which signs are posted from a roadway designated for one-way traffic and for which signs are posted shall make the turn as closely as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(e) The Texas Transportation Commission or a local authority, with respect to a highway in its jurisdiction, may:
(1) authorize the placement of an official traffic-control device in or adjacent to an intersection; and
(2) require a course different from that specified in this section for movement by vehicles turning at an intersection.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Notes of Decisions
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9 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case:
Vennus v. State, 282 S.W.3d 70 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009).
Vennus v. State, 282 S.W.3d 70 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009).
· cites it 2× “101 is found in the same subtitle of the Transportation Code as Section 543.”
United States v. Nicholson, 721 F.3d 1236 (10th Cir. 2013).
· cites it 2× “151 (b); Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.101 (b)(2). But see, e.”
Krug v. State, 86 S.W.3d 764 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2002).
“Having failed to do so, he committed a traffic violation in the view of the arresting officer, and therefore, probable cause existed to support the stop.”
Trahan v. State, 16 S.W.3d 146 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2000).
· cites it 2× “" The "turns" discussed in Subchapter C are those "at intersection," Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.101 (Vernon 1999), and turns "to move in the opposite direction when approaching a curve or the crest of a grade.”
State v. Ruelas, 327 S.W.3d 321 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2010).
· cites it 4× “" *329 See TEX.TRANSP.CODE ANN. § 545.101(b)(2)(Vernon 1999)[Emphasis added].”
Merrill v. Sprint Waste Servs. LP, 527 S.W.3d 663 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2017).
“See Tex. Transp. Code § 545.101 ("To make a right turn at an intersection, an operator shall make both the approach and the turn as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.”
Hughes v. State, 334 S.W.3d 379 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2011).
“See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.101 (a) (West 1999).”
State v. Zeno, 44 S.W.3d 709 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2001).
“” The “turns” discussed in Sub-chapter C are those “at intersection,” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.101 (Vernon 1999), and turns “to move in the opposite direction when approaching a curve or the crest of a grade.”
State v. Jonathan Michael Munsey, 424 S.W.3d 767 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2014).
“058(a) to the facts of the case and failed to recognize Mun-sey’s traffic violation under Texas Transportation code section 545.101.”
Earl v. State, 362 S.W.3d 801 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2012).
· cites it 2× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.101 (b)(1), (2) (West 2011) (titled “turning at an intersection”).”
Sam Kemp v. State, No. 12-16-00227-CR (Tex. App.—Tyler Dec. 6, 2017).
· cites it 2× “Discussion Officer Lott testified that he detained Appellant’s vehicle in part because of his belief that Appellant violated Texas Transportation Code section 545.101(a), which provides that, “[t]o make a right turn at an intersection, an operator shall make both the approach…”
State v. Amiralli Hassanalli Dodhiya, No. 01-18-01095-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 31, 2019).
· cites it 2× “” See TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 545.101(a) (“To make a right turn at an intersection, an operator shall make both the approach and the turn as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway”).”
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.101(a): 12 cases
Sam Kemp v. State, No. 12-16-00227-CR (Tex. App.—Tyler Dec. 6, 2017).
“Discussion Officer Lott testified that he detained Appellant’s vehicle in part because of his belief that Appellant violated Texas Transportation Code section 545.101(a), which provides that, “[t]o make a right turn at an intersection, an operator shall make both the approach…”
State v. Amiralli Hassanalli Dodhiya, No. 01-18-01095-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 31, 2019).
“” See TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 545.101(a) (“To make a right turn at an intersection, an operator shall make both the approach and the turn as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway”).”
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.101(b): 3 cases
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.101(b)(1): 3 cases
Vennus v. State, 282 S.W.3d 70 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009).
“101 is found in the same subtitle of the Transportation Code as Section 543.”
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.101(b)(2): 1 case
State v. Ruelas, 327 S.W.3d 321 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2010).
“" *329 See TEX.TRANSP.CODE ANN. § 545.101(b)(2)(Vernon 1999)[Emphasis added].”
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.101(c): 1 case
State v. Ruelas, 327 S.W.3d 321 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2010).
“" *329 See TEX.TRANSP.CODE ANN. § 545.101(b)(2)(Vernon 1999)[Emphasis added].”
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.101(d): 1 case
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