Sec. 545.302. STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PLACES. (a) An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle:
(1) on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(2) on a sidewalk;
(3) in an intersection;
(4) on a crosswalk;
(5) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of a place on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the governing body of a municipality designates a different length by signs or markings;
(6) alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction if stopping, standing, or parking the vehicle would obstruct traffic;
(7) on a bridge or other elevated structure on a highway or in a highway tunnel;
(8) on a railroad track; or
(9) where an official sign prohibits stopping.
(b) An operator may not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger, stand or park an occupied or unoccupied vehicle:
(1) in front of a public or private driveway;
(2) within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
(3) within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(4) within 30 feet on the approach to a flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(5) within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of the entrance, if the entrance is properly marked with a sign; or
(6) where an official sign prohibits standing.
(c) An operator may not, except temporarily to load or unload merchandise or passengers, park an occupied or unoccupied vehicle:
(1) within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; or
(2) where an official sign prohibits parking.
(d) A person may stop, stand, or park a bicycle on a sidewalk if the bicycle does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic on the sidewalk.
(e) A municipality may adopt an ordinance exempting a private vehicle operated by an elevator constructor responding to an elevator emergency from Subsections (a)(1), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(9), (b), and (c).
(f) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) do not apply if the avoidance of conflict with other traffic is necessary or if the operator is complying with the law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device.
(g) If the governing body of a municipality determines that it is necessary to improve the economic development of the municipality's central business district and that it will not adversely affect public safety, the governing body may adopt an ordinance regulating the standing, stopping, or parking of a vehicle at a place described by Subsection (a)(1), other than a road or highway in the state highway system, in the central business district of the municipality as defined in the ordinance. To the extent of any conflict between the ordinance and Subsection (a)(1), the ordinance controls.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Notes of Decisions
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2 in the last 5 years), 2004–2023 · leading case:
Hicks v. State, 255 S.W.3d 351 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2008).
Hicks v. State, 255 S.W.3d 351 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2008).
“Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.302 (a)(3) (Vernon Supp.”
Mitchell v. Garza, 255 S.W.3d 118 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007).
· cites it 2× “We recognize that the Mitchells emphasize Texas Transportation Code Section 545.302, which makes it illegal to park on a sidewalk or within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.”
George Ray Micheaux, Jr. v. State, No. 01-15-00168-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] June 26, 2015).
· cites it 5× “POINTS OF ERROR The Trial Court erred in its interpretation of Texas Transportation Code § 545.302; and The Trial Court erred in failing to apply the exception to violations of Texas Transportation Code § 545.”
David Kent Thacker, Jr. v. State, No. 03-15-00079-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Sept. 8, 2015).
· cites it 3× “34 Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.302 (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.”
Robert S. Mitchell v. Arturo Garza, No. 01-06-00959-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 18, 2007).
· cites it 2× “We recognize that the Mitchells emphasize Texas Transportation Code Section 545.302, which makes it illegal to park on a sidewalk or within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.”
Mario Odilon Reyna v. State, No. 07-07-00026-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Aug. 20, 2008).
· cites it 2× “The trial court made one conclusion of law as follows: [t]he defendant was lawfully stopped by Trooper Gonzales because the defendant violated Texas Transportation Code Section 545.302.”
Mario Odilon Reyna v. State, No. 07-07-00026-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Aug. 20, 2008).
· cites it 2× “The trial court made one conclusion of law as follows: [t]he defendant was lawfully stopped by Trooper Gonzales because the defendant violated Texas Transportation Code Section 545.302.”
Kendrick Dion Johnson v. State, No. 06-11-00004-CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana June 14, 2011).
· cites it 2× “TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 545.302(b)(1) (West 2011).”
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.302(a): 1 case
George Ray Micheaux, Jr. v. State, No. 01-15-00168-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] June 26, 2015).
“POINTS OF ERROR The Trial Court erred in its interpretation of Texas Transportation Code § 545.302; and The Trial Court erred in failing to apply the exception to violations of Texas Transportation Code § 545.”
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.302(a)(1): 1 case
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.302(a)(3): 3 cases
George Ray Micheaux, Jr. v. State, No. 01-15-00168-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] June 26, 2015).
“POINTS OF ERROR The Trial Court erred in its interpretation of Texas Transportation Code § 545.302; and The Trial Court erred in failing to apply the exception to violations of Texas Transportation Code § 545.”
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.302(a)(7): 1 case
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.302(a)(8): 1 case
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.302(b)(1): 1 case
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.302(f): 2 cases
George Ray Micheaux, Jr. v. State, No. 01-15-00168-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] June 26, 2015).
“POINTS OF ERROR The Trial Court erred in its interpretation of Texas Transportation Code § 545.302; and The Trial Court erred in failing to apply the exception to violations of Texas Transportation Code § 545.”
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