Sec. 502.194. CREDIT FOR REGISTRATION FEE PAID ON MOTOR VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED. (a) The owner of a motor vehicle that is destroyed to the extent that it cannot afterwards be operated on a public highway is entitled to a registration fee credit if the prorated portion of the registration fee for the remainder of the registration year is more than $15. The owner must claim the credit by sending the registration fee receipt for the vehicle to the department.
(b) The department, on satisfactory proof that the vehicle is destroyed, shall issue a registration fee credit slip to the owner in an amount equal to the prorated portion of the registration fee for the remainder of the registration year. The owner, during the same or the next registration year, may use the registration fee credit slip as payment or part payment for the registration of another vehicle to the extent of the credit.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.182 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 111, eff. January 1, 2012.
Structure Texas Statutes
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 502.190. Schedule of Registration Fees
Section 502.191. Collection of Fees
Section 502.1911. Registration Processing and Handling Fee
Section 502.193. Payment by Check Drawn Against Insufficient Funds
Section 502.1931. Disputed Payment by Credit Card or Debit Card
Section 502.194. Credit for Registration Fee Paid on Motor Vehicle Subsequently Destroyed
Section 502.195. Refund of Overcharged Registration Fee
Section 502.196. Deposit of Registration Fees in State Highway Fund
Section 502.197. Registration by Mail or Electronic Means; Service Charge
Section 502.198. Disposition of Fees Generally
Section 502.1983. Deposit of Fees in Interest-Bearing Account
Section 502.1984. Interest on Fees
Section 502.1985. Use of Registration Fees Retained by County
Section 502.1986. Contingent Provision for Distribution of Fees Between State and Counties