Boot hearing.
El Paso City Code § 12.85.100
in effect12.85.100 - Boot hearing.
A. The registered owner of an immobilized or impounded vehicle shall have the right to a prompt post-immobilization hearing ("boot hearing") before the municipal associate judge.
B. The request for a boot hearing shall be made in writing on a form supplied by the city.
C. The boot hearing shall be held within twenty-four hours following the written request therefor, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and city holidays, at the municipal courts building, or at such other convenient and reasonable place as the municipal associate judge may direct.
D. The issue to be determined at the boot hearing is whether the immobilization was authorized by law.
E. The immobilization of a vehicle is valid if it complies with the requirements of this chapter, unless the owner of the subject vehicle can establish by a preponderance of the evidence that an unauthorized person operated such vehicle at the time and place in question.
F. The determination of the municipal associate judge at the boot hearing is final and shall not be subject to appeal.
(Ord. 11821 § 6, 1994; Ord. 11051 (part), 1992; Ord. 10971 § 1 (part), 1992) (Ord. No. 019644, § 6, 6-11-2024)
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=TIT12VETR_CH12.85PAVIBU_12.85.100BOHEFetched: 10/28/2026