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TX Transp Code § 502.191 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.191. Collection of Fees

Sec. 502.191.  COLLECTION OF FEES.  (a) A person may not collect a registration fee under this chapter unless the person is:(1)  an officer or employee of the department; or(2)  a county assessor-collector or a deputy county assessor-collector.(b)  The department may accept electronic payment by electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card of any fee that the department is authorized to collect under this chapter.(c)  The department may collect a fee for processing a payment by electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card in an amount not to exceed the amount of the charges incurred by the department to process the payment.(d)  The department may collect the fee set under Section 2054.2591, Government Code, from a person making a payment by electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card through the online project implemented under Section 2054.252, Government Code.(e)  If, for any reason, the payment of a fee under this chapter by electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card is not honored by the funding institution or by the electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card company on which the funds are drawn, the department may collect from the person who owes the fee being collected a service charge that is for the collection of that original amount and is in addition to the original fee.  The amount of the service charge must be reasonably related to the expense incurred by the department in collecting the original amount.(f)  The department may not collect a fee under Subsection (c) or (d) if the department collects a fee under Section 502.1911.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.004 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 108, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 502.1911 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.1911. Registration Processing and Handling Fee

Sec. 502.1911.  REGISTRATION PROCESSING AND HANDLING FEE.  (a) The department may collect a fee, in addition to other registration fees for the issuance of a license plate, a set of license plates, or another device used as the registration insignia, to cover the expenses of collecting those registration fees, including a service charge for registration by mail.(b)  The board by rule shall set the fee in an amount that:(1)  includes the fee established under Section 502.356(a); and(2)  is sufficient to cover the expenses associated with collecting registration fees by:(A)  the department;(B)  a county tax assessor-collector;(C)  a private entity with which a county tax assessor-collector contracts under Section 502.197; or(D)  a deputy assessor-collector that is deputized in accordance with board rule under Section 520.0071.(c)  The county tax assessor-collector, a private entity with which a county tax assessor-collector contracts under Section 502.197, or a deputy assessor-collector may retain a portion of the fee collected under Subsection (b) as provided by board rule.  Remaining amounts collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 502.192 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.192. Transfer Fee

Sec. 502.192.  TRANSFER FEE.  The purchaser of a used motor vehicle shall pay, in addition to any fee required under Chapter 501 for the transfer of title, a transfer fee of $2.50 for the transfer of the registration of the motor vehicle.  The county assessor-collector may retain as commission for services provided under this subchapter half of each transfer fee collected.  The portion of each transfer fee not retained by the county assessor-collector shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 109, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 502.193 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.193. Payment by Check Drawn Against Insufficient Funds

Sec. 502.193.  PAYMENT BY CHECK DRAWN AGAINST INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.  (a)  A county assessor-collector who receives from any person a check or draft for payment of a registration fee for a registration year that has not ended that is returned unpaid because of insufficient funds or no funds in the bank or trust company to the credit of the drawer of the check or draft shall certify the fact to the sheriff or a constable or highway patrol officer in the county after attempts to contact the person fail to result in the collection of payment.  The certification must be made before the 30th day after the date the check or draft is returned unpaid and:(1)  be under the assessor-collector's official seal;(2)  include the name and address of the person who gave the check or draft;(3)  include the license plate number and make of the vehicle;(4)  be accompanied by the check or draft; and(5)  be accompanied by documentation of any attempt to contact the person and collect payment.(b)  On receiving a complaint under Subsection (a) from the county assessor-collector, the sheriff, constable, or highway patrol officer shall find the person who gave the check or draft, if the person is in the county, and demand immediate redemption of the check or draft from the person.  If the person fails or refuses to redeem the check or draft, the sheriff, constable, or highway patrol officer shall:(1)  seize and remove the license plates and registration insignia from the vehicle; and(2)  return the license plates and registration insignia to the county assessor-collector.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.181 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 110, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 502.1931 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.1931. Disputed Payment by Credit Card or Debit Card

Sec. 502.1931.  DISPUTED PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD.  (a)  A county assessor-collector who receives from any person a payment by credit card or debit card for a registration fee for a registration year that has not ended that is returned unpaid because the payment by the credit card or debit card has been disputed by the credit card or debit card company shall certify the fact to the sheriff or a constable or highway patrol officer in the county after attempts to contact the person fail to result in the collection of payment.  The certification must be made before the 30th day after the date the assessor-collector is made aware that the credit card or debit card payment has been disputed and:(1)  be under the assessor-collector's official seal;(2)  include the name and address of the person who authorized the credit card or debit card payment;(3)  include the license plate number and make of the vehicle;(4)  be accompanied by evidence from the credit card or debit card company that the company has determined that it will not make payment on the disputed credit card or debit card charge; and(5)  be accompanied by documentation of any attempt to contact the person and collect payment.(b)  On receiving a complaint under Subsection (a) from the county assessor-collector, the sheriff, constable, or highway patrol officer shall find the person who authorized the credit card or debit card payment, if the person is in the county, and demand immediate redemption of payment from the person.  If the person fails or refuses to redeem the payment, the sheriff, constable, or highway patrol officer shall:(1)  seize and remove the license plates and registration insignia from the vehicle; and(2)  return the license plates and registration insignia to the assessor-collector.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 1451), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 502.194 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.194. Credit for Registration Fee Paid on Motor Vehicle Subsequently Destroyed

Sec. 502.194.  CREDIT FOR REGISTRATION FEE PAID ON MOTOR VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED.  (a)  The owner of a motor vehicle that is destroyed to the extent that it cannot afterwards be operated on a public highway is entitled to a registration fee credit if the prorated portion of the registration fee for the remainder of the registration year is more than $15. The owner must claim the credit by  sending the registration fee receipt for the vehicle to the department.(b)  The department, on satisfactory proof that the vehicle is destroyed, shall issue a registration fee credit slip to the owner in an amount equal to the prorated portion of the registration fee for the remainder of the registration year.  The owner, during the same or the next registration year, may use the registration fee credit slip as payment or part payment for the registration of another vehicle to the extent of the credit.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.182 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 111, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 502.195 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.195. Refund of Overcharged Registration Fee

Sec. 502.195.  REFUND OF OVERCHARGED REGISTRATION FEE.  (a)  The owner of a motor vehicle who pays an annual registration fee in excess of the statutory amount is entitled to a refund of the overcharge.(b)  The county assessor-collector who collects the excessive fee shall refund an overcharge on presentation to the assessor-collector of satisfactory evidence of the overcharge not later than the first anniversary of the date the excessive registration fee was paid.(c)  A refund shall be paid from the fund in which the county's share of registration fees is deposited.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.183 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 112, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 502.196 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.196. Deposit of Registration Fees in State Highway Fund

Sec. 502.196.  DEPOSIT OF REGISTRATION FEES IN STATE HIGHWAY FUND.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the board and the department shall deposit all money received from registration fees in the state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.|Transferred and redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 502.051 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 113, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 502.197 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.197. Registration by Mail or Electronic Means; Service Charge

Sec. 502.197.  REGISTRATION BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS; SERVICE CHARGE.  (a)  A county assessor-collector may retain a service charge in the amount determined by the board under Section 502.1911 from each applicant registering a vehicle by mail.  The service charge shall be used to pay the costs of handling and postage to mail the registration receipt and insignia to the applicant.(b)  With the approval of the commissioners court of a county, a county assessor-collector may contract with a private entity to enable an applicant for registration to use an electronic off-premises location.  A private entity may retain an amount determined by the board under Section 502.1911 for the service provided.(c)  The department may adopt rules to cover the timely application for and issuance of registration receipts and insignia by mail or through an electronic off-premises location.|Transferred and redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 502.101 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 114, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 21.|
TX Transp Code § 502.198 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.198. Disposition of Fees Generally

Sec. 502.198.  DISPOSITION OF FEES GENERALLY.  (a)  Except as provided by Sections 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.(b)  Each Tuesday, a county assessor-collector shall credit to the county road and bridge fund an amount equal to the net collections made during the preceding week until the amount so credited for the calendar year equals the total of:(1)  $60,000; and(2)  $350 for each mile of county road maintained by the county, according to the most recent information available from the department, not to exceed 500 miles.(c)  After the credits to the county road and bridge fund equal the total computed under Subsection (b), each Tuesday the county assessor-collector shall:(1)  credit to the county road and bridge fund an amount equal to 50 percent of the net collections made during the preceding week, until the amount so credited for the calendar year equals $125,000; and(2)  send to the department an amount equal to 50 percent of those collections for deposit to the credit of the state highway fund.(d)  After the credits to the county road and bridge fund equal the total amounts computed under Subsections (b) and (c)(1), each Tuesday the county assessor-collector shall send to the department all collections made during the preceding week for deposit to the credit of the state highway fund.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.102 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 115, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (S.B. 2075), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 502.1983 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.1983. Deposit of Fees in Interest-Bearing Account

Sec. 502.1983.  DEPOSIT OF FEES IN INTEREST-BEARING ACCOUNT.  (a)  A county assessor-collector may:(1)  deposit the fees subject to Section 502.198 in an interest-bearing account or certificate in the county depository; and(2)  send the fees to the department not later than the 34th day after the date the fees are due under Section 502.198.(b)  The county owns all interest earned on fees deposited under this section.  The county treasurer shall credit the interest to the county general fund.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.106 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 118, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (S.B. 2075), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 502.1984 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.1984. Interest on Fees

Sec. 502.1984.  INTEREST ON FEES.  (a)  A fee required to be sent to the department under this chapter bears interest for the benefit of the state highway fund or the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund, as applicable, at an annual rate of 10 percent beginning on the 60th day after the date the county assessor-collector collects the fee.(b)  The department shall audit the registration and transfer fees collected and disbursed by each county assessor-collector and shall determine the exact amount of interest due on any fee not sent to the department.(c)  The state has a claim against a county assessor-collector and the sureties on the assessor-collector's official bond for the amount of interest due on a fee.|Transferred and redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 502.107 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 119, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 502.1985 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.1985. Use of Registration Fees Retained by County

Sec. 502.1985.  USE OF REGISTRATION FEES RETAINED BY COUNTY.  (a)  Money credited to the county road and bridge fund under Section 502.198 may not be used to pay the compensation of the county judge or a county commissioner.  The money may be used only for the construction and maintenance of lateral roads in the county, under the supervision of the county engineer.(b)  If there is not a county engineer, the commissioners court of the county may require the services of the department's district engineer or resident engineer to supervise the construction and surveying of lateral roads in the county.(c)  A county may use money allocated to it under this chapter to:(1)  pay obligations issued in the construction or improvement of any roads, including state highways in the county;(2)  improve the roads in the county road system; or(3)  construct new roads.(d)  To the maximum extent possible, contracts for roads constructed by a county using funds provided under this chapter should be awarded by competitive bids.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.108 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 120, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 502.1986 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.1986. Contingent Provision for Distribution of Fees Between State and Counties

Sec. 502.1986.  CONTINGENT PROVISION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FEES BETWEEN STATE AND COUNTIES.  If the method of distributing vehicle registration fees collected under this chapter between the state and counties is declared invalid because of inequality of collection or distribution of those fees, 60 percent of each fee shall be distributed to the county collecting the fee and 40 percent shall be sent to the state in the manner provided by this chapter.|Transferred and redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 502.110 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 121, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 502.199 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter E. Administration of Fees|Section 502.199. Electronic Funds Transfer

Sec. 502.199.  ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER.  A county assessor-collector that transfers money to the department under this chapter shall transfer the money electronically.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 71, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 502.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter F. Regular Registration Fees|Section 502.251. Fee: Motorcycle or Moped

Sec. 502.251.  FEE:  MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED.  The fee for a registration year for registration of a motorcycle or moped is $30.|Transferred and redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 502.160 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 123, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 502.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter F. Regular Registration Fees|Section 502.252. Fee: Vehicles That Weigh 6,000 Pounds or Less

Sec. 502.252.  FEE: VEHICLES THAT WEIGH 6,000 POUNDS OR LESS.  (a)  The fee for a registration year for registration of a vehicle with a gross weight of 6,000 pounds or less is $50.75, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135, Sec. 140(2), eff. September 1, 2013.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.161 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 124, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 140(2), eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 502.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles|Subchapter F. Regular Registration Fees|Section 502.253. Fee: Vehicles That Weigh More Than 6,000 Pounds

Sec. 502.253.  FEE: VEHICLES THAT WEIGH MORE THAN 6,000 POUNDS.   The fee for a registration year for registration of a vehicle with a gross weight of more than 6,000 pounds is as follows unless otherwise provided in this chapter:Weight ClassificationFee Schedulein pounds6,001-10,000$54.0010,001-18,000$110.0018,001-25,999$205.0026,000-40,000$340.0040,001-54,999$535.0055,000-70,000$740.0070,001-80,000$840.00|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2553), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.162 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 125, eff. January 1, 2012.|