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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles
Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles
Subchapter K. Offenses and Penalties
Section 502.471. General Penalty
Section 502.472. Operation of Vehicle Under Improper Registration
Section 502.473. Operation of Vehicle Without Registration Insignia
Section 502.474. Operation of One-Trip Permit Vehicle
Section 502.475. Wrong, Fictitious, Altered, or Obscured Insignia
Section 502.4755. Deceptively Similar Insignia
Section 502.476. Annual Permits; Offense
Section 502.477. Nonresident-Owned Vehicles Used to Transport Agricultural Product; Offense
Section 502.478. Commercial Motor Vehicle Used Primarily for Agricultural Purposes; Offense
Section 502.479. Seasonal Agricultural Vehicle; Offense
Section 502.480. Violation by County Assessor-Collector; Penalty