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Tex. Transp. Code § 601.267

RELEASE OF IMPOUNDED MOTOR VEHICLE BY SHERIFF

Known as the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act

The act spans §§ 601–601 (104 sections).

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff

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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.