Tex.
Transp. Code Section 548.510
Fee for Certain Exempted Vehicles; Collection of Fee During Registration
(a)
A vehicle described by Section 548.052 (Vehicles Not Subject to Inspection)(3) that has an actual gross weight or registered gross weight of more than 4,500 pounds, and a travel trailer that has been certified by the trailer’s owner as meeting the safety inspection requirements of this chapter under Section 548.054 (Inspection of Certain Travel Trailers by Owner), are each subject to a fee in the amount of $7.50.(b)
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles or a county assessor-collector that registers a vehicle described by Subsection (a) shall collect at the time of registration of the vehicle the fee prescribed by Subsection (a). The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles or the county assessor-collector, as applicable, shall remit the fee to the comptroller. Each fee remitted to the comptroller under this section shall be deposited as follows:(1)
$3.50 to the credit of the Texas mobility fund;(2)
$2 to the credit of the general revenue fund; and(3)
$2 to the credit of the clean air account.(c)
The fee collected under Subsection (a) is not a motor vehicle registration fee and the revenue collected from the fee is not required to be used for a purpose specified by Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution.(b)
Instead of the fee provided by Subsection (a), an applicant shall pay a one-time fee of $16.75 if the application is for the initial registration of a passenger car or light truck that:(1)
is sold in this state or purchased by a commercial fleet buyer described by Section 501.0234 (Duty of Vehicle Dealer on Sale of Certain Vehicles)(b)(4) for use in this state;(2)
has not been previously registered in this or another state; and(3)
on the date of sale is of the current model year or preceding model year.(c)
An applicant who pays a fee under Subsection (b) for a registration year is not required to pay a fee under Subsection (a) for the next registration year for the same vehicle.(d)
Each fee paid under Subsection (a) shall be deposited by the comptroller after receipt under Section 548.509 (Collection of Fee During Registration) as follows:(1)
$3.50 to the credit of the Texas mobility fund;(2)
$2 to the credit of the general revenue fund; and(3)
$2 to the credit of the clean air account.(e)
Each fee paid under Subsection (b) shall be deposited by the comptroller after receipt under Section 548.509 (Collection of Fee During Registration) as follows:(1)
$12.75 to the credit of the Texas mobility fund;(2)
$2 to the credit of the general revenue fund; and(3)
$2 to the credit of the clean air account.(f)
A fee collected under this section is not a motor vehicle registration fee and the revenue collected from the fee is not required to be used for a purpose specified by Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution.
Source:
Section 548.510 — Fee for Certain Exempted Vehicles; Collection of Fee During Registration, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.548.htm#548.510 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
