2005 Texas Transportation Code CHAPTER 702. CONTRACTS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN ARREST WARRANTS

TRANSPORTATION CODE

CHAPTER 702. CONTRACTS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN ARREST WARRANTS


	§ 702.001. DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                   
		(1)  "Department" means the Texas Department of 
Transportation.             
		(2)  "Registration" of a motor vehicle includes a 
renewal of the registration of that vehicle.
		(3)  "Traffic law" means a statute or ordinance, a 
violation of which is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to 
exceed $200, that regulates, on a street, road, or highway of this 
state:
			(A)  the conduct or condition of a person while 
operating a motor vehicle;  or
			(B)  the condition of a motor vehicle being 
operated.                      

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended 
by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.160(a), eff. Sept. 1, 
1997.


	§ 702.002. APPLICATION.  This chapter applies only to a 
home-rule municipality.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended 
by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 744, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.


	§ 702.003. REFUSAL TO REGISTER VEHICLE.  (a) A county 
assessor-collector or the department may refuse to register a motor 
vehicle if the assessor-collector or the department receives under 
a contract information from a municipality that the owner of the 
vehicle has an outstanding warrant from that municipality for 
failure to appear or failure to pay a fine on a complaint that 
involves the violation of a traffic law.
	(b)  A municipality may contract with a county in which the 
municipality is located or the department to provide information to 
the county or department necessary to make a determination under 
Subsection (a).
	(c)  A municipality that has a contract under Subsection (b) 
shall notify the county or the department regarding a person for 
whom the county assessor-collector or the department has refused to 
register a motor vehicle on:
		(1)  entry of a judgment against the person and the 
person's payment to the court of the fine for the violation and of 
all court costs;
		(2)  perfection of an appeal of the case for which the 
arrest warrant was issued;  or
		(3)  dismissal of the charge for which the arrest 
warrant was issued.       
	(d)  After notice is received under Subsection (c), the 
county assessor-collector or the department may not refuse to 
register the motor vehicle under Subsection (a).
	(e)  A contract under Subsection (b) must be entered into in 
accordance with Chapter 791, Government Code, and is subject to the 
ability of the parties to provide or pay for the services required 
under the contract.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended 
by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.160(b), eff. Sept. 1, 
1997.


	§ 702.004. WARNING;  CITATION.  (a) A peace officer 
authorized to issue citations in a municipality that has a contract 
under Section 702.003 shall issue a written warning to each person 
to whom the officer issues a citation for a violation of a traffic 
law in the municipality.
	(b)  The warning must state that if the person fails to 
appear in court as provided by law for the prosecution of the 
offense or fails to pay a fine for the violation, the person might 
not be permitted to register a motor vehicle in this state.
	(c)  The warning required by this section may be printed on 
the citation.    

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 702.005 and 
amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.160, eff. Sept. 1, 
1997.