Delinquent vehicle list.

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-263

in effect

Sec. 26-263. - Delinquent vehicle list. (a) The parking official shall be responsible for creating and maintaining the delinquent vehicle list. (b) A delinquent vehicle may be placed on the delinquent vehicle list after notice has been issued as provided in subsection (c), and a hearing, if requested, under subsection (d). (c) At least 15 days prior to placing a delinquent vehicle on the delinquent vehicle list, the parking official shall mail a notice to the owner, at the address stated on the most current registration records available to the city from the state, or any more current address of which the parking official has actual notice, by first-class United States mail, postage prepaid. When the Texas Department of Transportation does not have current registration records for a vehicle, a self-adhering notice placed on the vehicle or handed to the vehicle operator by an officer will be deemed sufficient notice. The notice shall set forth: (1) The license plate number of the alleged delinquent vehicle; (2) A date certain on which the delinquent vehicle will be subject to placement on the delinquent vehicle list; (3) A list of the three or more alleged unresolved parking citations or the single unresolved parking citation related to parking in a space designated for a transport vehicle for a person with disabilities, including the citation number, date, time, place of the violation, and the nature of the violation; (4) That the owner may avoid the vehicle's being placed on the delinquent vehicle list by making an appearance on the unresolved parking citations; (5) The name, mailing address (and street address if different), and telephone number of a city office or agency that may be contacted for a hearing if any of the alleged unresolved parking citations has been resolved by appearance, or if the recipient was not the owner of the vehicle when any of the alleged unresolved parking citations was issued, or if the title to the vehicle has been transferred since the unresolved parking citations were issued; and (6) That administrative fees, boot fees, and towing/storage fees may be payable to obtain the release of a vehicle booted or towed pursuant to this article in addition to appearance on any unresolved parking citations. For a vehicle that is not yet a delinquent vehicle, the notice required under this section may be mailed, adhered to the vehicle, or handed to the vehicle owner or operator by an officer advising that there are already two unresolved parking citations and that a third parking citation (which shall also be specified in the notice) will become unresolved if an appearance is not made thereon by the date specified for placement of the vehicle on the delinquent vehicle list. (d) After expiration of the date certain provided in the notice issued under subsection (c), the parking official shall review the records to ensure that the alleged unresolved citations have not been resolved by appearance, and that no information has been received indicating that the notice was erroneous. The parking official shall not have the authority to adjudicate any parking citation; however, he shall meet with any person desiring to present evidence that a notice given under subsection (c) is erroneous, shall afford the person an opportunity to present any relevant evidence on the matter, and shall mail or otherwise furnish a written notice to the person of his decision. If the request for a hearing is received by the clerk of the municipal courts before the date specified in the notice for placement of the vehicle on the delinquent vehicle list, then the clerk shall notify the parking official of the request for hearing and afford the applicant an opportunity for a hearing prior to placement of the vehicle on the delinquent vehicle list. If the applicant timely appears for the hearing as scheduled, the clerk shall furnish the parking official and the applicant written notice of the adjudication hearing officer's decision. (e) Once a vehicle has been placed on the delinquent vehicle list it shall not be removed from the list unless and until: (1) All unresolved parking citations issued during the time it has been registered to or otherwise held by the owner are resolved by appearance; (2) The parking official receives reliable information that the vehicle was not registered to its current owner at the time the unresolved citations were issued; (3) The parking official receives reliable information that title to the vehicle has been transferred; or (4) The parking official determines that the placement of the vehicle on the delinquent vehicle list was erroneous. (Ord. No. 07-464, § 7(Exh. B), 4-11-07; Ord. No. 09-2, § 15, 1-7-09; Ord. No. 2010-846, § 11, 11-3-2010; Ord. No. 2011-1175, §§ 14, 15, 12-14-2011)

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_ARTVBOTODEVEOTENPR_S26-263DEVELIFetched: 10/26/2026