Tex. Transportation Code § 524.040
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 524.040, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 524.040. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) Notice required to be provided by the department under this subchapter may be given by telephone or other electronic means. If notice is given by telephone or other electronic means, written notice must also be provided.
(b) Notice by mail is considered received on the fifth day after the date the notice is deposited with the United States Postal Service.
(b) Notice by mail is considered received on the fifth day after the date the notice is deposited with the United States Postal Service.
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