Tex. Transportation Code § 502.480
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 502.480, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 502.480. VIOLATION BY COUNTY ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR; PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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