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 B , Chapter 49A , 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 B , Chapter 49A , Code of Criminal Procedure.
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