(e)  A person may not operate a highway maintenance or service vehicle that is not equipped with lamps or that does not display lighted lamps as required by the standards and specifications adopted by the Texas Department of Transportation.

(a)  A motor vehicle lamp or illuminating device, other than a headlamp, spotlamp, auxiliary lamp, turn signal lamp, or emergency vehicle, tow truck, or school bus warning lamp, that projects a beam with an intensity brighter than 300 candlepower shall be directed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam strikes the roadway at a distance of more than 75 feet from the vehicle.

(1)  "Security patrol vehicle" means a motor vehicle being used for the purpose of providing security services by:                (A)  a guard company described by Section 1702.108, Occupations  Code; or                (B)  a security officer as defined by Section 1702.002, Occupations  Code.      (2)  "Tow truck" means a motor vehicle or mechanical device that is adapted or used to tow, winch, or move a disabled vehicle.

(c)  A person may not operate a motor vehicle equipped with a red, white, or blue beacon, flashing, or alternating light unless the equipment is:

Note:   Section 547.305 of the Transportation Code is amended to limit security patrol vehicles to green, amber, or white lights.  See HB 2812 (85th Leg. R.S.).

(d)  A vehicle may be equipped with alternately flashing lighting equipment described by Section 547.701 or 547.702 only if the vehicle is:

Check with your local law enforcement agency or the Texas Highway Patrol if you have questions about these sections of the Transportation Code.

(b)  Except as expressly authorized by law, a person may not operate or move equipment or a vehicle, other than a police vehicle, with a lamp or device that displays a red light visible from directly in front of the center of the equipment or vehicle.

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(e-2)  A motor vehicle is equipped with a lamp or illuminating device under this section regardless of whether the lamp or illuminating device is: