Revocation.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-655
in effectSec. 26-655. - Revocation.
(a) A vehicle immobilization service permit may be revoked without refund of any portion of the permit application or renewal fee if:
(1) Any information supplied in the permit application was materially false or incorrect;
(2) The permit was issued through error;
(3) The permittee has failed to operate in compliance with the requirements for operating a vehicle immobilization service as set forth in section 26-662 of this Code and Chapter 2308 of the Texas Occupations Code;
(4) The permittee has booted vehicles in parking facilities that are in violation of the signage requirements found in section 26-616 of this Code and applicable state law;
(5) The permittee has failed to comply with any applicable provision of the permit or this article;
(6) The permittee has failed to renew the permit in accordance with section 26-654 of this Code;
(7) The permittee has failed to perform under the release and indemnity requirements of section 26-651 of this Code;
(8) The permittee or any of its principals are not in compliance with the criminal history provisions of section 1-10 of this Code; or
(9) The permittee fails to maintain insurance in compliance with section 26-661 of this Code.
(b) The police official shall deliver notice of revocation to the permittee by personal delivery, or by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by United States Postal Service using signature confirmation service to the address of the permittee shown in the permit application. The notice shall set forth the alleged grounds for the revocation and the opportunity to request a hearing regarding the revocation. If the revocation is based in whole or in part upon section 1-10 of this Code, then the notice and hearing procedures shall also include any requirements to comply with section 1-9 of this Code and applicable state laws.
(c) If the permittee wishes to request a hearing to contest the revocation, such request must be made in writing and provided to the police official within 20 days of the date of the police official's notice of revocation. Pending the hearing, the police official may suspend the vehicle immobilization service permit when the police official determines that continued operation of the vehicle immobilization service constitutes a hazard to public safety and welfare. At the hearing, the burden of demonstrating that a permit should be revoked shall be upon the city. The permittee may also present evidence and cross examine witnesses. The hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer appointed by the police official, who shall revoke the permit if he determines by a preponderance of the evidence that grounds exist for revocation. The decision of the hearing officer to revoke a permit shall be made in writing and shall set forth the grounds therefor. The hearing officer's determination shall be final.
(Ord. No. 08-847, § 2, 9-24-08; Ord. No. 09-1235, §§ 17—19, 12-2-09)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26PA_ARTXIMBOVE_DIV2VEIMSEPE_S26-655REFetched: 10/26/2026