Release of vehicles from city vehicle compound.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-268
in effectSec. 26-268. - Release of vehicles from city vehicle compound.
A vehicle that is towed to a city vehicle compound for reasons initially unrelated to the booting or towing procedures established under this article shall not be released until it has been verified that the vehicle does not appear on the delinquent vehicle list. If the vehicle appears on the delinquent vehicle list and if a review of the most current vehicle registration records available to the city indicates that the ownership of the vehicle has not changed from that reflected on the delinquent vehicle list, then the vehicle shall be subject to the fee and release provisions of section 26-265 of this Code and hearing provisions of section 26-266 of this Code. This section shall apply without regard to the day or the time that the vehicle was initially towed. However, if the towing was not initiated at a time otherwise authorized for towing under subsection (c) of section 26-264, then the presiding judge of the municipal courts department shall ensure that a hearing is afforded within two hours of a request therefor or alternatively the parking official shall authorize the vehicle to be released without resolution of the parking citations.
(Ord. No. 07-464, § 7(Exh. B), 4-11-07; Ord. No. 2010-846, § 13, 11-3-2010)
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_S26-268REVEVECOFetched: 10/26/2026