Tex. Transp. Code § 601.261 · Subchapter I. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; IMPOUNDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE
IMPOUNDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.601.htm
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