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Tex. Transp. Code § 550.041 (2026)

Investigation By Peace Officer

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Sec. 550.041. INVESTIGATION BY PEACE OFFICER. (a) A peace officer who is notified of a motor vehicle collision resulting in injury to or death of a person or property damage to an apparent extent of at least $1,000 may investigate the collision and file justifiable charges relating to the collision without regard to whether the collision occurred on property to which this chapter applies.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a privately owned residential parking area; or

(2) a privately owned parking lot where a fee is charged for parking or storing a vehicle.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 531, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2023.

SUBCHAPTER D. WRITTEN COLLISION REPORT


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2024 · leading case: Wiede v. State, 214 S.W.3d 17 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).
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Wiede v. State, 214 S.W.3d 17 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Tex. Transp. Code § 550.041. 10 . Wiede, 163 S.”
Wiede v. State, 157 S.W.3d 87 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “" Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 550.041 (a) (West 1999 & Supp.”
Wiede v. State, 163 S.W.3d 239 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 6× “Laws 1175 , § 43(A) (recodified and amended 1995) (current version at Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 550.041 ). Prior to its recodification in the transportation code, the statute specified that a peace officer was permitted to investigate some accidents which occurred on private…”
Alonzo v. State, 251 S.W.3d 203 (Tex. App. 2008). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 550.041 (a) (West Supp.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. James Joseph Briggs (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “Laws 1175 , 1175-76 (amended 2001) (current version at Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 550.041 (West Supp.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. James Joseph Briggs (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “Laws 1175 , 1175- 76 (amended 2001) (current version at Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 550.041 (West Supp.”
Bryson Mead v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “Tex. Transp. Code § 550.041 authorizes peace officers to investigate motor[-]vehicle accidents with property damage appearing to be $1,000 or more “without regard to whether the accident occurred on property to which this chapter applies.”
David Edwin Wiede v. State (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 550.041 (a) (West 1999 & Supp.”
David Edwin Wiede v. State (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “" Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 550.041 (a) (West 1999 & Supp.”
David Edwin Wiede v. State (Tex. App. 2005). “Laws 1175 , § 43(A) (recodified and amended 1995) (current version at Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 550.041 ). Prior to its recodification in the transportation code, the statute specified that a peace officer was permitted to investigate some accidents which occurred on private…”
David Edwin Wiede v. State (Tex. App. 2005). “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 550.041 (a) (West 1999 & Supp.”
David Edwin Wiede v. State (Tex. App. 2005). “" Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 550.041 (a) (West 1999 & Supp.”
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