Texas § TN.645.002 - FEES
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§ TN.645.002. FEES
FEES. (a) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254 ), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2018. (b) The department may adopt rules regarding the method of payment of a fee required under the unified carrier registration plan and agreement. The rules may: (1) authorize the use of an escrow account described by Subsection (c), an electronic funds transfer, or a valid credit card issued by a financial institution chartered by a state or the United States or by a nationally recognized credit organization approved by the department; and (2) require the payment of a discount or service charge for a credit card payment in addition to the fee. (c) The department may establish one or more escrow accounts in the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund for the prepayment of a fee under this chapter. A prepaid fee or any fee established by the department for the administration of this section shall be: (1) administered under an agreement approved by the department; and (2) deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund to be appropriated only to the department for the purposes of administering this chapter. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.152(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.33(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202 ), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254 ), Sec. 14, eff. January 1, 2018. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254 ), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2018.
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