Tex. Transp. Code § 502.480 · Subchapter K. OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
VIOLATION BY COUNTY ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR; PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A county assessor-collector commits an offense if the county assessor-collector knowingly accepts an application for the registration of a motor vehicle that:
(1) has had the original motor number or vehicle identification number removed, erased, or destroyed; and
(2) does not bear a motor number or vehicle identification number assigned by the department.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $50.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 520.014 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 161, eff. January 1, 2012.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.502.htm
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