Fees.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 8-183
in effectSec. 8-183. - Fees.
(a) The provisions of this section are applicable to services regulated under this article for nonconsent tows. It shall be the duty of each storage lot operator to comply with this section and to ensure that all agents or employees of the nonconsent storage lot comply with this section.
(b) A nonconsent storage lot may charge a daily storage fee not to exceed the applicable daily storage fee established in section 2303.155(b)(3), Texas Occupations Code, for each day or portion of a day that a motor vehicle remains stored at the nonconsent storage lot. The time shall be computed as provided in section 2303.155(d), Texas Occupations Code.
(c) In addition to the daily storage fees authorized under subsection (b) of this section, a nonconsent storage lot may impose notification fees and other fees not exceeding those specified in the Vehicle Storage Facility Act.
(d) Each fee charged by a nonconsent storage lot for towing, storage, or any other service that is regulated under this article shall be separately itemized and noted on the records of the nonconsent storage lot and on a receipt given to the vehicle owner. The receipt shall also include the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation license number of the storage lot operator or employee who conducted the release transaction. The receipt shall also state a police department telephone number for auto wrecker/storage lot information to be provided by the police chief. No fees, except those specifically authorized by section 8-123 of this Code and by this section, may be charged for services that are regulated under this article without consent of the vehicle owner, except a nonconsent storage lot may collect any applicable sales tax that is required to be collected pursuant to law in addition to the maximum charges permitted by this chapter. It shall be unlawful for any person to impose any sales tax on any fee authorized by this chapter unless the sales tax is imposed by state law for the services subject to the fee, and further it shall be unlawful to collect any amounts as sales tax in excess of the amount imposed by law.
(e) The storage lot operator shall ensure that the fee collected pursuant to section 8-123(e) of this Code is remitted to the police department in a manner approved by the police chief not later than the 15 th day of the month following the month the fees are collected.
(Ord. No. 2022-151, § 4(Exh. A), 2-23-2022)
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_CH8AUDEAUWR_ARTIIIAUWRSTYA_DIV3NOSTLO_SDBOPRURERE_S8-183FEFetched: 10/26/2026