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2023 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, 502.357, and 502.360 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.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 (S.B. 505), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 Classification
Fee Schedule
in pounds
6,001-10,000
$54.00
10,001-18,000
$110.00
18,001-25,999
$205.00
26,000-40,000
$340.00
40,001-54,999
$535.00
55,000-70,000
$740.00
70,001-80,000
$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.
2023 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 502.254. Fee: Trailer, Travel Trailer, or Semitrailer

Sec. 502.254.  FEE: TRAILER, TRAVEL TRAILER, OR SEMITRAILER.  (a)  The fee for a registration year for registration of a trailer, travel trailer, or semitrailer with a gross weight of 6,000 pounds or less is $45.00.
(b)  The fee for a registration year for registration of a trailer, travel trailer, or semitrailer with a gross weight of more than 6,000 pounds is calculated by gross weight according to Section 502.253.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.166 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 126, eff. January 1, 2012.
2023 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 502.256. Fee: Road Tractor

Sec. 502.256.  FEE: ROAD TRACTOR.  The fee for a registration year for registration of a road tractor is the fee prescribed by weight as certified by a public weigher or a license and weight inspector of the Department of Public Safety under Section 502.252 or 502.253, as applicable.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.165 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 128, eff. January 1, 2012.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter G. Additional Fees › Section 502.356. Automated Registration and Titling System

Sec. 502.356.  AUTOMATED REGISTRATION AND TITLING SYSTEM.  (a)  In addition to other registration fees for a license plate or set of license plates or other device used as the registration insignia, the board by rule shall adopt a fee of not less than 50 cents and not more than $1.  The fee shall be collected and deposited into a subaccount in the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
(b)  The department may use money collected under this section to provide for or enhance the automation of and the necessary infrastructure for:
(1)  on-premises and off-premises registration and permitting, including permitting under Subtitle E;
(2)  services related to the titling of vehicles; and
(3)  licensing and enforcement procedures.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.1705 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 130, eff. January 1, 2012.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter G. Additional Fees › Section 502.357. Financial Responsibility Programs

Sec. 502.357.  FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMS.  (a)  In addition to other fees imposed for registration of a motor vehicle, at the time of application for registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle for which the owner is required to submit evidence of financial responsibility under Section 502.046, the applicant shall pay a fee of $1. In addition to other fees imposed for registration of a motor vehicle, at the time of application for registration of a motor vehicle that is subject to Section 501.0234, the applicant shall pay a fee of $1.  Fees collected under this section shall be remitted weekly to the department.
(b)  Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund except that the comptroller shall provide for a portion of the fees to be deposited first to the credit of a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund to be known as the TexasSure Fund in a total amount that is necessary to cover the total amount appropriated to the Texas Department of Insurance from that fund and for the remaining fees to be deposited to the state highway fund.  Subject to appropriations, the money deposited to the credit of the state highway fund under this section may be used by the Department of Public Safety to:
(1)  support the Department of Public Safety's reengineering of the driver's license system to provide for the issuance by the Department of Public Safety of a driver's license or personal identification certificate, to include use of image comparison technology; and
(2)  make lease payments to the master lease purchase program for the financing of the driver's license reengineering project.
(c)   Subject to appropriation, fees collected under this section may be used by the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Insurance, the Department of Information Resources, and the department to carry out Subchapter N, Chapter 601.
(d)  The Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Insurance, the Department of Information Resources, and the department shall jointly adopt rules and develop forms necessary to administer this section.
Reenacted, transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.1715 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 131, eff. January 1, 2012.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 987 (H.B. 6), Sec. 19(a), eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2048), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.
For expiration of this section, see Subsection (c).
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter G. Additional Fees › Section 502.358. Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Surcharge

Sec. 502.358.  TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN SURCHARGE.  (a)  In addition to the registration fees charged under Section 502.255, a surcharge is imposed on the registration of a truck-tractor or commercial motor vehicle under that section in an amount equal to 10 percent of the total fees due for the registration of the truck-tractor or commercial motor vehicle under that section.
(b)  The county tax assessor-collector shall remit the surcharge collected under this section to the comptroller at the time and in the manner prescribed by the comptroller for deposit in the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.
(c)  This section expires on the last day of the state fiscal biennium during which the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section 382.037, Health and Safety Code.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.1675 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 132, eff. January 1, 2012.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301 (H.B. 3745), Sec. 2.04, eff. August 30, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter G. Additional Fees › Section 502.359. Additional Fee for Certain Vehicles Using Diesel Motor

Sec. 502.359.  ADDITIONAL FEE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES USING DIESEL MOTOR.  (a)  The registration fee under this chapter for a motor vehicle other than a passenger car, a truck with a gross vehicle weight of 18,000 pounds or less, or a vehicle registered in combination under Section 502.255 is increased by 11 percent if the vehicle has a diesel motor.
(b)  The registration receipt for a motor vehicle, other than a passenger car or a truck  with a gross vehicle weight of 18,000 pounds or less, must show that the vehicle has a diesel motor.
(c)  The department may adopt rules to administer this section.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.171 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 133, eff. January 1, 2012.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter G. Additional Fees › Section 502.360. Additional Fee for Electric Vehicles

Sec. 502.360.  ADDITIONAL FEE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES.  (a)  In this section, "electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less and uses electricity as its only source of motor power.  The term does not include:
(1)  an autocycle, as defined by Section 501.008;
(2)  a moped, as defined by Section 541.201;
(3)  a motorcycle, as defined by Sections 521.001 and 541.201; or
(4)  a neighborhood electric vehicle, as defined by Section 551.301.
(b)  In addition to other fees authorized under this chapter, at the time of application for registration or renewal of registration of an electric vehicle, the applicant shall pay an additional fee of:
(1)  $400, for the registration of a new vehicle to which Section 548.102 applies; or
(2)  $200, for the registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle to which Section 548.101 applies.
(c)  Fees collected under this section must be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
(d)  The department may adopt rules to administer this section.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 (S.B. 505), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.401. Optional County Fee for Road and Bridge Fund

Sec. 502.401.  OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county by order may impose an additional fee, not to exceed $10, for registering a vehicle in the county.
(b)  A vehicle that may be registered under this chapter without payment of a registration fee may be registered in a county imposing a fee under this section without payment of the additional fee.
(c)  A fee imposed under this section may take effect only on January 1 of a year.  The county must adopt the order and notify the department not later than September 1 of the year preceding the year in which the fee takes effect.
(d)  A fee imposed under this section may be removed.  The removal may take effect only on January 1 of a year.  A county may remove the fee only by:
(1)  rescinding the order imposing the fee; and
(2)  notifying the department not later than September 1 of the year preceding the year in which the removal takes effect.
(e)  The county assessor-collector of a county imposing a fee under this section shall collect the additional fee for a vehicle when other fees imposed under this chapter are collected.
(f)  The department shall collect the additional fee on a vehicle that is owned by a resident of a county imposing a fee under this section that must be registered directly with the department.  The department shall send all fees collected for a county under this subsection to the county treasurer to be credited to the county road and bridge fund.
(g)  The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer registration for a vehicle being registered in a county imposing a fee under this section.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.172 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 135, eff. January 1, 2012.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.402. Optional County Fee for Transportation Projects

Sec. 502.402.  OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.  (a)  This section applies only to:
(1)  a county that:
(A)  borders the United Mexican States; and
(B)  has a population of more than 250,000;
(2)  a county that has a population of more than 1.5 million that is coterminous with a regional mobility authority; and
(3)  a county that has a population of more than 190,000 and not more than 1.5 million that is coterminous with a regional mobility authority.
(b)  The commissioners court of a county by order may impose an additional fee for a vehicle registered in the county. Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the fee may not exceed $10.  In a county described by Subsection (a)(3), the fee must be approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the issue at a referendum election, which the commissioners court may order and hold for that purpose.
(b-1)  The commissioners court of a county described by Subsection (a) with a population of less than 700,000 may increase the additional fee to an amount that does not exceed $20 if approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the issue at a referendum election, which the commissioners court may order and hold for that purpose.
(c)  A vehicle that may be registered under this chapter without payment of a registration fee may be registered under this section without payment of the additional fee.
(d)  A fee imposed under this section may take effect and be removed in accordance with the requirements of Section 502.401.
(e)  The additional fee shall be collected for a vehicle when other fees imposed under this chapter are collected.  The fee revenue collected shall be sent to a regional mobility authority located in the county to fund long-term transportation projects in the county that are consistent with the purposes specified by Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution.
(f)  The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer registration for a vehicle being registered in a county imposing a fee under this section.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.1725 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 136, eff. January 1, 2012.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 706 (H.B. 3126), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (H.B. 1198), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1277 (H.B. 1573), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 17.005, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 466 (H.B. 1698), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.403. Optional County Fee for Child Safety

Sec. 502.403.  OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE FOR CHILD SAFETY.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county that has a population greater than 1.3 million and in which a municipality with a population of more than one million is primarily located may impose by order an additional fee of not less than 50 cents or more than $1.50 for a vehicle registered in the county.  The commissioners court of any other county may impose by order an additional fee of not more than $1.50 for registering a vehicle in the county.
(b)  A vehicle that may be registered under this chapter without payment of a registration fee may be registered without payment of the additional fee.
(c)  A fee imposed under this section may take effect and be removed in accordance with the provisions of Section 502.401.
(d)  The additional fee shall be collected for a vehicle when other fees imposed under this chapter are collected.
(e)  A county imposing a fee under this section may deduct for administrative costs an amount of not more than 10 percent of the revenue it receives from the fee.  The county may also deduct from the fee revenue an amount proportional to the percentage of county residents who live in unincorporated areas of the county.  After making the deductions provided for by this subsection, the county shall send the remainder of the fee revenue to the municipalities in the county according to their population.
(f)  A municipality with a population greater than 1.3 million shall deposit revenue from a fee imposed under this subsection to the credit of the child safety trust fund created under Section 106.001, Local Government Code. A municipality with a population less than 1.3 million shall use revenue from a fee imposed under this section in accordance with Article 102.014(g), Code of Criminal Procedure.
(g)  After deducting administrative costs, a county may use revenue from a fee imposed under this section only for a purpose permitted by Article 102.014(g), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.173 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 137, eff. January 1, 2012.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 265, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.404. Voluntary Assessment for Texas Agricultural Finance Authority

Sec. 502.404.  VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT FOR TEXAS AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY.  (a)  When a person registers a commercial motor vehicle under Section 502.433, the person shall pay a voluntary assessment of $5.
(b)  The county assessor-collector shall send an assessment collected under this section to the comptroller, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, for deposit in the Texas agricultural fund.
(c)  The Texas Agricultural Finance Authority shall prescribe procedures under which an assessment collected under this section may be refunded.  The county assessor-collector of the county in which an assessment is collected shall:
(1)  implement the refund procedures; and
(2)  provide notice of those procedures to a person paying an assessment at the time of payment.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.174 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 138, eff. January 1, 2012.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1197 (S.B. 1214), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.405. Voluntary Contribution to Donor Registry

Sec. 502.405.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR REGISTRY.  (a)  The department shall provide to each county assessor-collector the educational materials for prospective donors provided under Section 502.189.
(b)  When a person applies for the registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle, the person may elect to contribute $1 or more to the nonprofit organization administering the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry established under Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code.  The department shall remit any contribution paid under this subsection to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry fund created under Section 692A.020, Health and Safety Code.  Money received under this subsection by the organization may be used only for the purposes described by Section 692A.020(i), Health and Safety Code.  The organization shall submit an annual report to the legislature and the comptroller that includes the total dollar amount of money received by the organization under this subsection.  If a person makes a contribution under this section and does not pay the full amount of the registration fee, the department may credit all or a portion of the contribution to the person's registration fee.  The department shall:
(1)  include space on each motor vehicle registration renewal notice, on the page that states the total fee for registration renewal, that allows a person renewing a registration to voluntarily contribute $1 or more to the organization;
(2)  provide an opportunity for a person to contribute $1 or more to the organization during the registration renewal process on the department's Internet website; and
(3)  provide an opportunity to contribute $1 or more to the organization in any registration renewal system that succeeds the registration renewal system in place on September 1, 2015.
(c)  Three percent of all money collected under this section shall be credited to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund and may be appropriated only to the department to administer this section.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1186 (H.B. 120), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 554 (H.B. 2904), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2012.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.1745 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 139, eff. January 1, 2012.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1261 (H.B. 3283), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2016.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1261 (H.B. 3283), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2016.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.407. Operation of Vehicle With Expired License Plate

Sec. 502.407.  OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITH EXPIRED LICENSE PLATE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, after the fifth working day after the date the registration for the vehicle expires:
(1)  the person operates on a public highway during a registration period a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that has attached to it a license plate for the preceding period;  and
(2)  the license plate has not been validated by the attachment of a registration insignia for the registration period in effect.
(b)  A justice of the peace or municipal court judge having jurisdiction of the offense may:
(1)  dismiss a charge of driving with an expired motor vehicle registration if the defendant:
(A)  remedies the defect not later than the 20th working day after the date of the offense or before the defendant's first court appearance date, whichever is later; and
(B)  establishes that the fee prescribed by Section 502.045 has been paid; and
(2)  assess a reimbursement fee not to exceed $20 when the charge is dismissed.
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(b-1)  For purposes of dismissing a charge under Subsection (b), "day" does not include Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday.
(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that at the time of the offense:
(1)  the office of the county assessor-collector for the county in which the owner of the vehicle resided was closed for a protracted period of time in accordance with department rules; and
(2)  the vehicle's registration was expired for 30 working days or less.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 207, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 1623), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 247(6), eff. January 1, 2012.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 20.012, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1292 (H.B. 2835), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.62, eff. January 1, 2020.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 876), Sec. 7, eff. March 1, 2022.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (S.B. 1923), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.003, eff. January 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.410. Falsification or Forgery

Sec. 502.410.  FALSIFICATION OR FORGERY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly provides false or incorrect information or without legal authority signs the name of another person on a statement or application filed or given as required by this chapter.
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(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a statement or application filed or given under Section 502.060, 502.092, 502.093, 502.094, 502.095, 504.201, 504.202(b-1), 504.508, or 504.515.
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(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a statement or application filed or given under Section 502.060, 502.093, 502.094, 502.095, 504.201, 504.202(b-1), 504.508, or 504.515.
(c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.67(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 20.003(b), eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 20.013, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 92 (S.B. 792), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 668 (H.B. 718), Sec. 8, eff. July 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.411. Bribery of County Officer or Agent

Sec. 502.411.  BRIBERY OF COUNTY OFFICER OR AGENT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person directly or indirectly agrees with the commissioners court of a county or an officer or agent of the commissioners court or county that the person will register or cause to be registered a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in that county in consideration of:
(1)  the use by the county of the funds derived from the registration in the purchase of property;  or
(2)  an act to be performed by the commissioners court or an agent or officer of the commissioners court or the county.
(b)  The registration of each separate vehicle in violation of Subsection (a) is a separate offense.  The agreement or conspiracy to register is a separate offense.
(c)  A person who makes or seeks to make an agreement prohibited by Subsection (a) shall be restrained by injunction on application by the district or county attorney of the county in which the vehicle is registered or the attorney general.
(d)  An offense under this section is punishable in the same manner as an offense under Section 36.02, Penal Code.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.412. Operation of Vehicle at Weight Greater Than Stated in Registration Application

Sec. 502.412.  OPERATION OF VEHICLE AT WEIGHT GREATER THAN STATED IN REGISTRATION APPLICATION.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person operates, or permits to be operated, a motor vehicle registered under this chapter that has a weight greater than that stated in the person's application for registration.  Each use of the vehicle is a separate offense.
(b)  Venue for a prosecution under this section is in any county in which the motor vehicle is operated with a gross weight greater than that stated in the person's application for registration.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(7), eff. January 1, 2012.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 247(7), eff. January 1, 2012.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.413. Voluntary Contribution to Special Olympics Texas Fund

Sec. 502.413.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEXAS FUND.  (a)  When a person registers or renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the person may contribute any amount to the Special Olympics Texas fund under Subsection (f).
(b)  The department shall provide, in a conspicuous manner, an opportunity to contribute to the Special Olympics Texas fund in any registration renewal system used by the department.
(c)  If a person makes a contribution under this section and does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution to the person's registration fee.
(d)  The county assessor-collector shall send any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the Special Olympics Texas fund before the 31st day after the date the contribution is made.
(e)  The department shall consult with the Department of Aging and Disability Services in performing the department's duties under this section.
(f)  The Special Olympics Texas fund is created as a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held by the comptroller and administered by the Department of Aging and Disability Services as trustee on behalf of Special Olympics Texas.  The fund is composed of money deposited to the credit of the fund under this section.  Money in the fund shall be disbursed at least monthly, without appropriation, to Special Olympics Texas to provide training and athletic competitions for persons with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 109 (S.B. 272), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2016.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.414. Voluntary Contribution for Evidence Testing Grant Program

Sec. 502.414.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR EVIDENCE TESTING GRANT PROGRAM.  (a)  When a person registers or renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the person may contribute any amount to the evidence testing grant program established under Section 772.00715, Government Code.
(b)  The department shall provide, in a conspicuous manner, an opportunity to contribute to the evidence testing grant program in any registration renewal system used by the department.
(c)  If a person makes a contribution under this section and does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution to the person's registration fee.
(d)  The county assessor-collector shall send any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the evidence testing account established under Section 772.00716, Government Code, at least once every three months.  Before sending the money to the comptroller, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable expenses for administering this section.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 4102), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.415. Voluntary Contribution to Ending Homelessness Fund

Sec. 502.415.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS FUND.  (a)  When a person registers or renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the person may contribute any amount to the Ending Homelessness fund under Subsection (f).
(b)  The department shall provide, in a conspicuous manner, an opportunity to contribute to the Ending Homelessness fund in any registration renewal system used by the department.
(c)  If a person makes a contribution under this section and does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution to the person's registration fee.
(d)  The county assessor-collector shall send any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the Ending Homelessness fund before the 31st day after the date the contribution is made.
(e)  The department shall consult with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in performing the department's duties under this section.
(f)  The Ending Homelessness fund is created as a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held by the comptroller and administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs as trustee.  The fund is composed of money deposited to the credit of the fund under this section.  Money in the fund shall be used to provide grants to counties and municipalities to combat homelessness.
(g)  The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs shall adopt rules governing application for grants from the Ending Homelessness fund and the issuance of those grants.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 4102), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter H. Optional Fees › Section 502.416. Voluntary Contribution for Trafficked Persons Program Account

Sec. 502.416.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR TRAFFICKED PERSONS PROGRAM ACCOUNT.  (a)  When a person registers or renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the department shall, in a conspicuous manner, direct that person to the opportunity to donate to the trafficked persons program account established under Section 50.0153, Health and Safety Code, through the state's electronic Internet portal described by Section 2054.252(h), Government Code.
(b)  If a person makes a contribution under this section and does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution to the person's registration fee.
(c)  The department may deduct from the donations made under this section an amount equal to the department's reasonable expenses associated with administering this section.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter I. Alternate Registration Fees › Section 502.431. Fee: Motor Vehicle Used Exclusively to Transport and Spread Fertilizer

Sec. 502.431.  FEE: MOTOR VEHICLE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO TRANSPORT AND SPREAD FERTILIZER.  The fee for a registration year for registration of a motor vehicle designed or modified and used exclusively to transport to the field and spread fertilizer, including agricultural limestone, is $75.
Transferred and redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 502.164 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 141, eff. January 1, 2012.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic › Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles › Subchapter I. Alternate Registration Fees › Section 502.432. Vehicle Transporting Seasonal Agricultural Products

Sec. 502.432.  VEHICLE TRANSPORTING SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.  (a)  The department shall provide for a monthly registration period for a truck-tractor or a commercial motor vehicle:
(1)  that is used exclusively to transport a seasonal agricultural product;
(2)  that would otherwise be registered for a vehicle registration year; and
(3)  for which the owner can show proof of payment of the heavy vehicle use tax or exemption.
(b)  The department shall prescribe a registration receipt that is valid until the expiration of the designated registration period.
(c)  The registration fee for a registration under this section is computed at a rate of one-twelfth the annual registration fee under Section 502.253, 502.255, or 502.433, as applicable, multiplied by the number of months in the registration period specified in the application for the registration, which may not be less than one month or longer than six months.
(d)  For purposes of this section, "to transport a seasonal agricultural product" includes any transportation activity necessary for the production, harvest, or delivery of an agricultural product that is produced seasonally.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.1586 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 142, eff. January 1, 2012.