Tx. Transp. Code 545.425Not TBWD eligibleSchool zone
Handheld in school zone
Using a wireless device while operating a vehicle in a school zone.
Transportation Code Tx. Transp. Code 545.425 — statutory text
Official source ↗(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), an operator may not use a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle within a school crossing zone, as defined by Section 541.302, unless: (1) the vehicle is stopped; or (2) the wireless communication device is used with a hands-free device.
Quoted from the California Legislative Information website. The full section may contain additional subdivisions not reproduced here — click “Official source” for the complete text as currently in force.
Base fine
$200.00
Does not include court fees or assessments.
DMV points
0
No DMV points.
Filing window
N/A
TBWD not available.
Not eligible for TBWD
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Defenses our AI considers (14)
- Equipment fixed — correctable violationhistorical success ~80%Equipment violations (window tint, exhaust, lights, plates, wipers, etc.) are correctable in every supported state. Proof of repair signed by a qualified inspector resolves the citation administratively.
- Documentary cure — proof on date of citationhistorical success ~75%Many "failure to produce" charges (insurance, registration, license) are dismissed on proof the document existed and was valid on the date of citation. This is codified in most state fix-it / correctable-violation statutes.
- Defensive-driving dismissal (TX C.C.P. art. 45.0511)historical success ~70%Tex. C.C.P. art. 45.0511 allows eligible defendants to complete an approved driving-safety course in exchange for dismissal of most moving violations under 25 mph over limit. Eligibility depends on license type, prior course completions, and charge.
- Sign obscured, missing, or recently changedhistorical success ~50%A driver cannot be held to a regulation that was not reasonably communicated. An obscured, damaged, missing, or recently-changed sign at the cited location is both a mistake-of-fact defense and a due-process notice defect.
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