Permit issuance; denial; fee.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-652
in effectSec. 26-652. - Permit issuance; denial; fee.
(a) An application that contains all of the information required by section 26-651 of this Code and is duly and properly signed shall be a complete application. A complete application shall be approved and the vehicle immobilization service permit issued upon payment of the fee specified by subsection (c) of this section unless:
(1) The information provided in the application is materially false or incorrect or the applicant has failed in any material way to comply with this article;
(2) The applicant or an entity owned or controlled by the applicant or any of the principals of the applicant has had a vehicle immobilization service permit revoked during the preceding one year period;
(3) The police official determines that proof of insurance provided by the applicant does not meet the requirements of section 26-661 of this Code;
(4) The parking official determines that there exist one or more unresolved parking citations, as defined in section 26-261 of this Code, for any vehicle owned by the applicant or any of its principals;
(5) The vehicle immobilization service has any unpaid final judgment relating to booting from a justice court, pursuant to Section 2308 of the Texas Occupations Code; or
(6) The applicant or any of its principals is not in compliance with the criminal history provisions of section 1-10 of this Code.
(b) In the event that an application is denied, the police official shall promptly inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for the denial. The applicant, upon written request, shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing regarding the denial before a hearing officer appointed by the chief of police. The appeal process shall be conducted in accordance with rules promulgated by the police official and approved by the police chief for that purpose. If the denial 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. The determination of the hearing examiner with respect to the application shall be final.
(c) The fees for an initial vehicle immobilization service permit and for annual renewal of a vehicle immobilization service permit are stated for this provision in the city fee schedule. No portion of the fee shall be refundable. Current fee information shall be maintained in the office of the police department's auto dealers detail.
(Ord. No. 08-847, § 2, 9-24-08; Ord. No. 09-1235, § 16, 12-2-09; Ord. No. 2010-1016, § 2, 12-15-2010; Ord. No. 2011-1168, § 13, 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_ARTXIMBOVE_DIV2VEIMSEPE_S26-652PEISDEFEFetched: 10/26/2026