Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 680.004. CIVIL PENALTY. A partnership, firm, corporation, or association that violates Section 680.002 is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each offense. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 680.005. DIRECTOR TO ADOPT RULES AND DEVELOP FORMS. The director of the department shall adopt rules and develop forms to administer this subchapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. SUBCHAPTER B. TOLLS FOR MOTORCYCLE; USE OF PREFERENTIAL LANE BY MO…

Sec. 680.011. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Motorcycle" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001 and includes a motorcycle equipped with a sidecar. (2) "Preferential lane" means a traffic lane on a street or highway where motor vehicle usage is limited to: (A) buses; (…

Sec. 680.012. TOLL FOR MOTORCYCLE. A person who operates a toll road, toll bridge, or turnpike may not impose a toll for the operation of a motorcycle on the road, bridge, or turnpike that is greater than the toll imposed for the operation of a passenger car on the road, bridge, …

Sec. 680.013. USE OF PREFERENTIAL LANE BY MOTORCYCLE. A motorcycle, including a motorcycle described by Section 521.001(a)(6-a), may be operated in a preferential lane that is not closed to all vehicular traffic. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended …

Sec. 681.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. (2) "Disability" means a condition in which a person has: (A) mobility problems that substantially impair the person's ability to ambulate; (B) visual acuity of 20/200 or le…

Sec. 681.002. DISABLED PARKING PLACARD. (a) The department shall provide for the issuance of a disabled parking placard to a person with a disability. (b) A disabled parking placard must be two-sided and hooked and include on each side: (1) the international symbol of access, whi…

Sec. 681.003. PARKING PLACARD APPLICATION. (a) An owner of a motor vehicle regularly operated by or for the transportation of a person with a disability may apply for a disabled parking placard. (b) An application for a disabled parking placard must be: (1) on a form furnished by…

Sec. 681.0031. APPLICANT'S IDENTIFICATION. (a) The applicant shall include on the application the applicant's: (1) driver's license number or the number of a personal identification card issued to the applicant under Chapter 521; (2) military identification number; or (3) driver'…

Sec. 681.0032. ISSUANCE OF DISABLED PARKING PLACARDS TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. (a) The department shall provide for the issuance of disabled parking placards described by Section 681.002 for a van or bus operated by an institution, facility, or residential retirement community for…

Sec. 681.004. ISSUANCE OF PARKING PLACARD; EXPIRATION. (a) A person with a permanent disability may receive: (1) two disabled parking placards, if the person does not receive a set of special license plates under Section 504.201; (2) one disabled parking placard, if the person re…

Sec. 681.005. DUTIES OF COUNTY ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. Each county assessor-collector shall send to the department each fee collected under Section 681.003, to be deposited in the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund to defray the cost of providing the disabled parking placard. Ac…

Sec. 681.006. PARKING PRIVILEGES: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) Subject to Section 681.009(e), a vehicle may be parked for an unlimited period in a parking space or area that is designated specifically for persons with physical disabilities if: (1) the vehicle is being operated …

Sec. 681.007. PARKING PRIVILEGES: VEHICLES DISPLAYING INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF ACCESS. A vehicle may be parked and is exempt from the payment of a fee or penalty in the same manner as a vehicle that has displayed on the vehicle special license plates issued under Section 504.201 o…

Sec. 681.008. PARKING PRIVILEGES: CERTAIN PEACE OFFICERS, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AWARD RECIPIENTS. (a) A vehicle may be parked for an unlimited period in a parking space or area that is designated specifically for persons with physical disabilities if: (1) the vehicle: (A) displa…

Sec. 681.009. DESIGNATION OF PARKING SPACES BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER. (a) A political subdivision or a person who owns or controls property used for parking may designate one or more parking spaces or a parking area for the exclusive use of vehicles tran…

Sec. 681.010. ENFORCEMENT. (a) A peace officer or a person designated by a political subdivision to enforce parking regulations may file a charge against a person who commits an offense under this chapter at a parking space or area designated as provided by Section 681.009. (b) A…

Sec. 681.0101. ENFORCEMENT BY CERTAIN APPOINTED PERSONS. (a) A political subdivision may appoint a person to have authority to file a charge against a person who commits an offense under this chapter. (b) A person appointed under this section must: (1) be a United States citizen …

Sec. 681.011. OFFENSES; PRESUMPTION. (a) A person commits an offense if: (1) the person stands a vehicle on which are displayed license plates issued under Section 504.201, 504.202(b-1), or 504.2025(d) or a disabled parking placard in a parking space or area designated specifical…

Sec. 681.0111. MANUFACTURE, SALE, POSSESSION, OR USE OF COUNTERFEIT OR ALTERED PLACARD. (a) A person commits an offense if, without the department's authorization, the person: (1) manufactures, sells, or possesses a placard that is deceptively similar to a disabled parking placar…

Sec. 681.012. SEIZURE AND REVOCATION OF PLACARD. (a) A law enforcement officer who believes that an offense under Section 681.011(a) or (d) has occurred in the officer's presence shall seize any disabled parking placard involved in the offense. Not later than 48 hours after the s…

Sec. 681.013. DISMISSAL OF CHARGE; FINE. (a) In this section, "working day" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a holiday on which county offices are closed. (b) The court shall: (1) dismiss a charge for an offense under Section 681.011(b)(1) if: (A) the vehicle dis…

Sec. 682.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to a municipality that has a population greater than 30,000. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 310, Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 1999.

Sec. 682.002. CIVIL OFFENSE. (a) A municipality may declare the violation of a municipal ordinance relating to parking or stopping a vehicle to be a civil offense. (b) A joint board to which Section 22.074(d) applies may declare the violation of a resolution, rule, or order of th…

Sec. 682.003. ADOPTION OF HEARING PROCEDURE. A municipality may by ordinance or a joint board may by resolution, rule, or order establish an administrative adjudication hearing procedure under which a civil fine may be imposed. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,…

Sec. 682.004. CONTENT OF ORDINANCE. An ordinance, resolution, rule, or order adopted under this chapter must provide that a person charged with violating a parking or stopping ordinance, resolution, rule, or order is entitled to a hearing and provide for: (1) the period during wh…

Sec. 682.005. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER CONCERNING WITNESSES AND DOCUMENTS. A municipal court may enforce an order of the hearing officer compelling the attendance of a witness or the production of a document. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 682.006. CITATION OR SUMMONS. (a) A citation or summons issued for a vehicle parking or stopping civil offense under this chapter must: (1) provide information as to the time and place of an administrative adjudication hearing; and (2) contain a notification that the person …

Sec. 682.007. APPEARANCE AT HEARING. (a) A person charged with a civil offense who fails to appear at an administrative adjudication hearing authorized under this chapter is considered to admit liability for the offense charged. (b) The person who issued the citation or summons i…

Sec. 682.008. PRESUMPTIONS. In an administrative adjudication hearing under this chapter: (1) it is presumed that the registered owner of the motor vehicle is the person who parked or stopped the vehicle at the time and place of the offense charged; and (2) the Texas Department o…

Sec. 682.009. ORDER. (a) The hearing officer at an administrative adjudication hearing under this chapter shall issue an order stating: (1) whether the person charged with the violation is liable for the violation; and (2) the amount of any fine, cost, or fee assessed against the…

Sec. 682.010. ENFORCEMENT. (a) An order filed under Section 682.009, or a fine, cost, or fee imposed under this chapter following a failure by the person charged to appear within the time specified by a municipality's ordinance, resolution, rule, or order, may be enforced by: (1)…

Sec. 682.011. APPEAL. (a) A person whom the hearing officer determines to be in violation of a vehicle parking or stopping ordinance may appeal the determination by filing a petition with the clerk of a municipal court and paying the costs required by law for municipal court not …

Sec. 683.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. (2) "Garagekeeper" means an owner or operator of a storage facility. (3) "Law enforcement agency" means: (A) the Department of Public Safety; (B) the police department of a …

Sec. 683.002. ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, a motor vehicle is abandoned if the motor vehicle: (1) is inoperable, is more than five years old, and has been left unattended on public property for more than 48 hours; (2) has remained illegally on pu…

Sec. 683.003. CONFLICT OF LAWS; EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. (a) Sections 683.051-683.055 may not be read as conflicting with Sections 683.074-683.078. (b) This chapter does not affect a law authorizing the immediate removal of a vehicle left on public property that is an obstruction to…

Sec. 683.011. AUTHORITY TO TAKE ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE INTO CUSTODY. (a) A law enforcement agency may take into custody an abandoned motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor found on public or private property. (b) A law enforcement agency may use agency personnel,…

Sec. 683.012. TAKING ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE INTO CUSTODY: NOTICE. (a) A law enforcement agency shall send notice of abandonment to: (1) the last known registered owner of each motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor taken into custody by the agency or for which a …

Sec. 683.013. STORAGE FEES. A law enforcement agency or the agent of a law enforcement agency that takes into custody an abandoned motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor is entitled to reasonable storage fees: (1) for not more than 10 days, beginning on the day th…

Sec. 683.014. AUCTION OR USE OF ABANDONED ITEMS; WAIVER OF RIGHTS. (a) If an abandoned motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor is not claimed under Section 683.012: (1) the owner or lienholder: (A) waives all rights and interests in the item; and (B) consents to th…

Sec. 683.015. AUCTION PROCEEDS. (a) A law enforcement agency is entitled to reimbursement from the proceeds of the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor for: (1) the cost of the auction; (2) towing, preservation, and storage fees resulting fr…

Sec. 683.016. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY USE OF CERTAIN ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) The law enforcement agency that takes an abandoned motor vehicle into custody that is not claimed under Section 683.012 may: (1) use the vehicle for agency purposes; or (2) transfer the vehicle to a…

Sec. 683.031. GARAGEKEEPER'S DUTY: ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) A motor vehicle is abandoned if the vehicle is left in a storage facility operated for commercial purposes after the 10th day after the date on which: (1) the garagekeeper gives notice by registered or certified mai…

Sec. 683.032. GARAGEKEEPER'S FEES AND CHARGES. (a) A garagekeeper who acquires custody of a motor vehicle for a purpose other than repair is entitled to towing, preservation, and notification charges and reasonable storage fees, in addition to storage fees earned under a contract…

Sec. 683.033. UNAUTHORIZED STORAGE FEE; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person charges a storage fee for a period for which the fee is not authorized by Section 683.032. (b) An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $2…

Sec. 683.034. DISPOSAL OF VEHICLE ABANDONED IN STORAGE FACILITY. (a) A law enforcement agency shall take into custody an abandoned vehicle left in a storage facility that has not been claimed in the period provided by the notice under Section 683.012. In this section, a law enfor…