Texas § 502.480 VIOLATION BY COUNTY ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR; PENALTY.

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§ 502.480 — VIOLATION BY COUNTY ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR; PENALTY.

Texas § 502.480

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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 502.480 (2026).

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Sec. 502.480. VIOLATION BY COUNTY ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR; PENALTY.

(a)A county assessor-collector commits an offense if the county assessor-collector knowingly accepts an application for the registration of a motor vehicle that:

(1)has had the original motor number or vehicle identification number removed, erased, or destroyed; and

(2)does not bear a motor number or vehicle identification number assigned by the department.

(b)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $50. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 520.014 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357 ), Sec. 161, eff. January 1, 2012. SUBCHAPTER L. REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF USED VEHICLES

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Sec. 502.480. VIOLATION BY COUNTY ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR; PENALTY. (a) A county assessor-collector commits an offense if the county assessor-collector knowingly accepts an application for the registration of a motor vehicle that:
(1) has had the original motor number or vehicle identification number removed, erased, or destroyed; and
(2) does not bear a motor number or vehicle identification number assigned by the department.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $50.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 520.014 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357 ), Sec. 161, eff. January 1, 2012.
SUBCHAPTER L. REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF USED VEHICLES