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


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  • (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 , Sec. 161, eff. January 1, 2012.