Texas statute
Tex. Transp. Code § 550.067 — Municipal authority to require collision reports
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 550: COLLISIONS AND COLLISION REPORTS, Texas Transportation Code.
Full text of Tex. Transp. Code § 550.067
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) A municipality by ordinance may require the operator of a vehicle involved in a collision to file with a designated municipal department: (1) a report of the collision, if the collision results in injury to or the death of a person or the apparent total property damage is $25 or more; or (2) a copy of a report required by this chapter to be filed with the department. (b) A report filed under Subsection (a) is for the confidential use of the municipal department and subject to the provisions of Section 550.065 . (c) A municipality by ordinance may require the person in charge of a garage or repair shop where a motor vehicle is brought if the vehicle shows evidence of having been involved in a collision described by Section 550.062 (a) or shows evidence of having been struck by a bullet to report to a department of the municipality within 24 hours after the garage or repair shop receives the motor vehicle, giving the engine number, registration number, and the name and address of the owner or operator of the vehicle.
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