Texas Transportation Code

§ 682.010 — ENFORCEMENT

TN § 682.010Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part H. PARKING, TOWING, AND STORAGE OF VEHICLES · Ch. 682. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION OF VEHICLE PARKING AND STOPPING OFFENSES

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(a)An order filed under Section 682.009, or a fine, cost, or fee imposed under this chapter following a failure by the person charged to appear within the time specified by a municipality's ordinance, resolution, rule, or order, may be enforced by:

(1)impounding the vehicle if the offender has committed three or more vehicle parking or stopping offenses in a calendar year;

(2)placing a device on the vehicle that prohibits movement of the motor vehicle;

(3)imposing an additional fine if the original fine is not paid within a specified time;

(4)denying issuance of or revoking a parking or operating permit, as applicable; or

(5)filing an action to collect the fine, cost, or fee in a court of competent jurisdiction.

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 156, Sec. 4, eff. May 21, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 346, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2003.