Sec. 547.752.  ADDITIONAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZED FOR VEHICLES OPERATED BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.  (a)  A vehicle operated by a justice of the peace in the course and scope of the justice's duties as a coroner under Subchapter A, Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, may be equipped with either:
(1)  mounted signal lamps that comply with the requirements of Section 547.702(c); or
(2)  a signal lamp that is temporarily attached to the vehicle roof and flashes red and blue lights visible at a distance of at least 500 feet in normal sunlight.
(b)  A justice of the peace may use the lighting equipment described by Subsection (a) only when:
(1)  necessary to warn other vehicle operators or pedestrians of the approach of a vehicle operated by a justice of the peace; and
(2)  operating the vehicle in the course and scope of the justice's duties relating to an inquest conducted under Subchapter A, Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2616), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.