§ 19-652. Civil offense created.

(a)

The owner of a motor vehicle that is operated in violation of V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 545.066 (Passing a School Bus; Offense) by passing a stopped school bus displaying the visual signals required by V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 547.701(c) (Additional Equipment Requirements for School Buses and Other Buses Used to Transport Schoolchildren) commits a civil offense and is liable for a civil fine.

(b)

Each violation is a separate civil offense.

(c)

If the reviewing person, based upon the recording equipment installed on a school bus, determines that a motor vehicle has been operated in violation of this article, the motor vehicle is presumed to have been operated in violation of this article, and the school district may charge the owner of the vehicle the fine as provided by this article.

(d)

A defense to V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 545.066 (Passing a School Bus; Offense) is a defense to the civil offense created by this section.

(e)

This article does not create a criminal offense.

(Ord. No. 2016-06-30-0516 , § 1, 6-30-16)