Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code Chapter 472 > Subchapter C - Criminal Offenses and Penalties Regarding Warning Signs and Barricades

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005