TITLE: Relating to the disposition of charges for registering a motor vehicle that has been operated while improperly registered.

SUMMARY: Relating to the disposition of charges for registering a motor vehicle that has been operated while improperly registered.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the disposition of charges for registering a motor vehicle that has been operated while improperly registered. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 502.045, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: (d-1) A county assessor-collector shall credit to the county road and bridge fund 50 percent of revenue from an additional charge described by Subsection (d). SECTION 2. Section 502.198(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Sections 502.045(d-1), 502.058, 502.060, 502.1911, 502.192, 502.356, and 502.357 and Subchapter H, this section applies to all fees collected by a county assessor-collector under this chapter. SECTION 3. Section 502.045(d-1), Transportation Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an additional charge described by that subsection that is received by a county assessor-collector on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.