Texas Transportation Code

§ 601.261 — IMPOUNDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE

TN § 601.261Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part D. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY · Ch. 601. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT · Art. I. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; IMPOUNDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE

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On a second or subsequent conviction for an offense under Section 601.191, the court shall order the sheriff of the county in which the court has jurisdiction to impound the motor vehicle operated by the defendant at the time of the offense if the defendant:

(1)was an owner of the motor vehicle at the time of the offense; and

(2)is an owner on the date of that conviction.

Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.