Texas Transportation Code
§ 702.003 — REFUSAL TO REGISTER VEHICLE
TN § 702.003Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part I. ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS · Ch. 702. CONTRACTS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN ARREST WARRANTS
Statute text
View on source(a)A county assessor-collector or the department may refuse to register a motor vehicle if the assessor-collector or the department receives under a contract information from a municipality that the owner of the vehicle has an outstanding warrant from that municipality for failure to appear or failure to pay a fine on a complaint that involves the violation of a traffic law.
(b)A municipality may contract with a county in which the municipality is located or the department to provide information to the county assessor-collector or department necessary to make a determination under Subsection (a).
(c)A municipality that has a contract under Subsection (b) shall notify the county assessor-collector or the department regarding a person for whom the county assessor-collector or the department has refused to register a motor vehicle on:
(1)entry of a judgment against the person and the person's payment to the court of the fine for the violation and of all court costs;
(2)perfection of an appeal of the case for which the arrest warrant was issued; or
(3)dismissal of the charge for which the arrest warrant was issued.
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 542 (S.B. 1617), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (S.B. 1386), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.77, eff. January 1, 2020.