Transportation Code §706.001

In this chapter: (1) "Complaint" means a notice of an offense as described by Article 27.14 (d) or 45A.101 , Code of Criminal Procedure. (2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety. (3) "Driver's license" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.001 . (4) "Highway or street" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.302 . (5) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201 . (6) "Operator" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.001 . (7) "Political subdivision" means a municipality or county. (8) "Public place" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07 , Penal Code. (9) "Traffic law" means a statute or ordinance, a violation of which is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000, that: (A) regulates an operator's conduct or condition while operating a motor vehicle on a highway or street or in a public place; (B) regulates the condition of a motor vehicle while it is being operated on a highway or street; (C) relates to the driver's license status of an operator while operating a motor vehicle on a highway or street; or (D) relates to the registration status of a motor vehicle while it is being operated on a highway or street.