(a) The City Council finds and determines that a vehicle that proceeds into an intersection when the traffic control signal for that vehicle’s direction of travel is emitting a steady read signal damages the public by endangering motor vehicle operators and pedestrians alike, by decreasing the efficiency of traffic control and traffic flow efforts, and by increasing the number of serious accidents to which public safety agencies must respond at the expense of the taxpayers.
(b) The owner of a motor vehicle commits a violation under this article if the motor vehicle proceeds into an intersection at a system location when the traffic control signal for that motor vehicle’s direction of travel is emitting a steady red signal as specified by Section 544.007(d) of the Texas Transportation Code. Except as provided in (c) and (d) below, the owner of a motor vehicle is liable for a civil penalty of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each violation under this article.
(c) An owner who fails to timely pay the civil penalty shall be subject to a late payment penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(d) An owner who pays the amount due by check and whose check is rejected or declined shall be subject to an additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).