Criminal Law; Driving; Highways and Roads; State; Municipalities; Ordinances
JC-0460
Texas Attorney General Opinion
Automated enforcement equipment to identify red-light violations at roadway intersections, a city is not prohibited from adopting ordinance authorizing use of|Disregard of traffic-control device is a criminal violation under state law; cities are prohibited from enacting ordinances that conflict with state law and therefore a city may not adopt ordinance making running a red light a civil rather than a criminal
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