{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-601.295","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 601.295","heading":"DURATION OF IMPOUNDMENT; RELEASE.","body":"(a) A motor vehicle impounded under Section 601.294 remains impounded until the owner, operator, or person authorized by the owner presents to the person authorized to release the vehicle:\n(1) a certificate of release obtained from the department; and\n(2) payment for the cost of impoundment.\n(b) On presentation of the items described by Subsection (a), the person authorized to release an impounded motor vehicle shall release the vehicle.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE D. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY","CHAPTER 601. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT","SUBCHAPTER J. IMPOUNDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE NOT REGISTERED IN THIS STATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.601.htm#601.295","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"d8c753a122861373acc024e7ebb9fb60b06de6f2f8c5d943c0f0ec5cbd09ede6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-601.294","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-601.296"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}