Definitions.
El Paso City Code § 9.08.020
in effect9.08.020 - Definitions.
The following words shall have the following meanings:
A. "Antique auto" means a passenger car or truck that was manufactured in 1925 or before, or a passenger car or truck that is at least thirty-five years old.
B. "Collector" means the owner of one or more antique or special interest vehicles who collects, purchases, acquires, trades or disposes of special interest or antique vehicles or parts of them for personal use in order to restore, preserve and maintain an antique or special interest vehicle for historic interest.
C. "Demolisher" means a person whose business it is to convert a motor vehicle into processed scrap metal or to otherwise wreck or dismantle a motor vehicle.
D. "Junked vehicle" means every self-propelled mechanical device, in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, including motor vehicles, commercial motor vehicles, truck-tractors, trailers and semitrailers, but excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, and which:
1. Does not have lawfully attached to it:
a. an unexpired license plate, or
b. a valid motor vehicle inspection certificate; or
2. Is wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded; or
3. Is inoperable and has remained inoperable for more than:
a. Seventy-two consecutive hours, if the vehicle is on public property, or
b. Thirty consecutive days, if the vehicle is on private property.
E. "Special interest vehicle" means a motor vehicle of any age that has not been altered or modified from original manufacturer's specifications and, because of its historic interest, is being preserved by hobbyists.
(Ord. 14210 § 1, 1999; Ord. 12164 § 1, 1994; Ord. 9971 § 2, 1990: Ord. 8652 (part), 1986; Ord. 8460 § 1, 1985; prior code § 11-47)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9HESA_CH9.08JUVE_9.08.020DEFetched: 10/28/2026