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Tex. Transp. Code § 547.323 (2026)

Stoplamps Required

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Sec. 547.323. STOPLAMPS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two stoplamps.

(b) A passenger car manufactured or assembled before the model year 1960 shall be equipped with at least one stoplamp.

(c) A stoplamp shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle.

(d) A stoplamp shall emit a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, that is:

(1) visible in normal sunlight at a distance of at least 300 feet from the rear of the vehicle; and

(2) displayed when the vehicle service brake is applied.

(e) If vehicles are traveling in combination, only the stoplamps on the rearmost vehicle are required to emit a light for the distance specified in Subsection (d).

(f) A stoplamp may be included as a part of another rear lamp.

(g) For purposes of Section 547.3215, a high-mounted stoplamp is considered to comply with the current federal standards in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.108 if the stoplamp varies in intensity four or fewer times but never deactivates when the vehicle brakes for not more than two seconds.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 1493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 2008–2020 · leading case: State v. Cameron William Varley, 501 S.W.3d 273 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2016).
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State v. Cameron William Varley, 501 S.W.3d 273 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2016). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 547.323 (West 2011).”
Green v. Alford, 274 S.W.3d 5 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008). · cites it 2× “TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 547.323 (Vernon 1999).”
Garza v. State, 261 S.W.3d 361 (Tex. App.—Austin 2008). “” See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 547.323 (d) (West 1999) (“A sto-plamp shall emit a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, that is .”
Efren Saenz v. State, 564 S.W.3d 469 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2018). “TEX.TRANSP.CODE ANN. §§ 547.323(a)(“[A] motor vehicle .”
Constantino Rios Morales v. State, No. 06-15-00125-CR (Tex. Crim. App. Oct. 15, 2015). · cites it 3× “16 TEX.TRANSPORTATION CODE ANN. § 547.323 ..”
Victor Vega v. State, No. 02-07-00274-CR (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Aug. 14, 2008). · cites it 2× “Applicable Law The pertinent portion of Texas Transportation Code section 547.323 provides that: (d) A stoplamp shall emit a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, that is: (1) visible in normal sunlight at a distance of at least 300 feet from the rear of the…”
Joe John Vera v. State, No. 11-17-00079-CR (Tex. App.—Eastland Mar. 21, 2019). “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 547.323 (West 2011).”
State v. Zachary Jones, No. 10-19-00307-CR (Tex. App.—Waco Sept. 9, 2020). “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 547.323 (West 2011).”
Terence Stanley Smith v. State, No. 02-07-00321-CR (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Aug. 14, 2008). “Applicable Law The pertinent portion of Texas Transportation Code section 547.323 provides that: (d) A stoplamp shall emit a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, that is: (1) visible in normal sunlight at a distance of at least 300 feet from the rear of the…”
Ramon Garza Jr. v. State, No. 03-07-00401-CR (Tex. App.—Austin July 24, 2008). “" See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 547.323 (d) (West 1999) ("A stoplamp shall emit a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, that is .”
Ramon Garza Jr. v. State, No. 03-07-00401-CR (Tex. App.—Austin July 24, 2008). “” See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 547.323 (d) (West 1999) (“A stoplamp shall emit a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, that is .”
Gennario Ferralez v. State, No. 06-08-00064-CR, 2009 WL 454335 (Tex. App.—Texarkana Feb. 25, 2009). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 547.323 (Vernon 1999).”
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Tex. Transp. Code § 547.323(a): 1 case
Efren Saenz v. State, 564 S.W.3d 469 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2018). “TEX.TRANSP.CODE ANN. §§ 547.323(a)(“[A] motor vehicle .”
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