Authority for issuing citations for Rules of the Road offenses is found in which Transportation Code section?

• A. Section 543.001 of the Transportation Code
• B. Section 543.002 of the Transportation Code
• C. Section 543.005 of the Transportation Code
• D. Section 543.003 of the Transportation Code

Answer: (D)

The main concept is where the legal authority to issue traffic citations for Rules of the Road offenses comes from. In the Texas Transportation Code, that authority is provided by the provision that explicitly allows peace officers to issue traffic citations for those offenses and lays out how those citations are issued and served. That direct authorization is found in Transportation Code section 543.003. The other sections listed relate to related enforcement topics or penalties, but they do not establish the specific authority to issue traffic citations.