Tex. Transp. Code § 682.010 · Chapter 682. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION OF VEHICLE PARKING AND STOPPING OFFENSES
ENFORCEMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
(b) An action to collect a fine, cost, or fee under Subsection (a)(5) must be brought:
(1) in the name of the municipality served by the hearing officer; and
(2) in a county in which all or part of that municipality is located.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
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.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.682.htm
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