Regulatory investigators.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-6
in effectSec. 26-6. - Regulatory investigators.
(a) Regulatory investigators shall enforce the provisions of this chapter by issuance of a parking citation on the official form prescribed by the director for such notices. Regulatory investigators shall not have any power of arrest under the authority conferred by this section. Regulatory investigators shall be issued appropriate identification by the parking official and shall be issued the necessary forms to carry out their duties.
(b) Peace officers and other persons designated by the parking official for that purpose shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and state laws and regulations relating to the stopping, standing and parking of motor vehicles by issuance of citations on the official form prescribed by the director. Persons who are not peace officers may issue citations, but they shall not have the power of arrest. Persons designated under this section shall be issued appropriate identification and the necessary citation forms to carry out their duties. The persons shall account to the parking official for all citations issued and for all citation forms provided to them.
(c) Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code section 2308.354, regulatory investigators and other employees designated by the parking official are authorized to immobilize a vehicle or remove an immobilized vehicle upon any street or highway within the city, or upon any other property under the ownership or control of the city. Regulatory investigators and other employees designated by the parking official are also authorized to request the removal and storage of a vehicle that is located in an area where on-street parking is regulated by the city and is:
(1) Parked illegally; or
(2) Parked legally and has been unattended for more than 48 hours and the employee has reasonable grounds to believe is abandoned.
(Ord. No. 07-464, § 7(Exh. B), 4-11-07; Ord. No. 09-1135, § 10, 11-18-09; Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 6, 12-11-2019; Ord. No. 2021-837, § 2, 9-29-2021; Ord. No. 2023-548, § 3, 7-12-2023)
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_ARTIINGE_DIV1PA_S26-6REINFetched: 10/26/2026