Sec. 601.267. RELEASE OF IMPOUNDED MOTOR VEHICLE BY SHERIFF. A sheriff who impounds a motor vehicle shall release the vehicle:
(1) on presentation of an order of release from the court and payment of the fee for the impoundment by the defendant or a person authorized by the owner; or
(2) to a person who is shown as a lienholder on the vehicle's certificate of title on presentation of the certificate of title and an accompanying affidavit from an officer of the lienholder establishing that the debt secured by the vehicle is in default or has matured.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle D - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility
Chapter 601 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act
Subchapter I. Failure to Maintain Evidence of Financial Responsibility; Impoundment of Motor Vehicle
Section 601.261. Impoundment of Motor Vehicle
Section 601.262. Duration of Impoundment
Section 601.263. Reimbursement Fee for Impoundment
Section 601.264. Penalties Cumulative
Section 601.265. Transfer of Title of Impounded Motor Vehicle
Section 601.266. Release on Involuntary Transfer of Title of Impounded Motor Vehicle
Section 601.267. Release of Impounded Motor Vehicle by Sheriff