{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.158","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 501.158","heading":"SEIZURE OF STOLEN VEHICLE OR VEHICLE WITH ALTERED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.","body":"(a) A peace officer may seize a vehicle or part of a vehicle without a warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that the vehicle or part:\n(1) is stolen; or\n(2) has had the serial number removed, altered, or obliterated.\n(b) A vehicle or part seized under this section may be treated as stolen property for purposes of custody and disposition of the vehicle or part.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 67, eff. January 1, 2012.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES","CHAPTER 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT","SUBCHAPTER H. PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.501.htm#501.158","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"97b4c97d2dcf7a2d07103ee77f5f978064b073c10d051d7ae7dcfbf0b68bd1b1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.157","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}