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This article is intended to help those that have been issued a traffic ticket in Texas for failing to make a proper turn at an intersection. If you have been charged with a violation for failing to make a proper turn at an intersection and would like legal advice from an experienced attorney after reading this article, feel free to contact our office at your earliest convenience.
Is It A Moving Violation?
Any type of violation for failing to properly turn at an intersection in Texas is considered a moving violation. This means that it could impact your driving privileges, insurance rates and driving record. For that reason, it is important to not simply pay the traffic ticket. You must first negotiate a deal that will protect your record prior to paying the court any type of fee. This is normally done by first pleading “not guilty.” Once you have pled not guilty, the court will then set your case for a pretrial hearing where you can discuss the matter with a prosecutor. After discussing the case with a prosecutor, the case can be dismissed, deferred, or set for trial if an agreement cannot be made.
What Law Applies?
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Sec. 545.101. TURNING AT INTERSECTION. (a) To make a right turn at an intersection, an operator shall make both the approach and the turn as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(b) To make a left turn at an intersection, an operator shall:
(1) approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to a vehicle moving in the direction of the vehicle; and
(2) after entering the intersection, turn left, leaving the intersection so as to arrive in a lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of the vehicle on the roadway being entered.
(c) On a street or roadway designated for two-way traffic, the operator turning left shall, to the extent practicable, turn in the portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
(d) To turn left, an operator who is approaching an intersection having a roadway designated for one-way traffic and for which signs are posted from a roadway designated for one-way traffic and for which signs are posted shall make the turn as closely as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(e) The Texas Transportation Commission or a local authority, with respect to a highway in its jurisdiction, may:
(1) authorize the placement of an official traffic-control device in or adjacent to an intersection; and
(2) require a course different from that specified in this section for movement by vehicles turning at an intersection.
