(a)
Adoption.
For the purpose of regulating traffic on the streets, alleys, and thoroughfares of the city, there is hereby adopted the state Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways, codified as article 6701d, Vernon’s Annotated Civil Statutes, and all other state motor vehicle laws, which act and laws shall be controlling in the regulation of traffic in the city. A violation of said act or any state motor vehicle law for which the municipal court has jurisdiction shall constitute and be punishable as a violation of this section.
(b)
Enforcement.
Any qualified and licensed law enforcement officer of the city, the county, or the state, including officers of the sheriff’s department of the county and the state department of public safety, are hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of this section.
(c)
Penalty.
The violation of any provision of this section is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code.
Editor’s note–Since adoption of this provision, the regulations contained in the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways (V.T.C.S., article 6701d) have been recodified and are now located in V.T.C.A., Transportation Code.
(Ordinance 9-7-93-2, secs. 1, 3, 5, adopted 9/7/93; Ordinance adopting Code)