Tex. Transportation Code § 601.262
DURATION OF IMPOUNDMENT
Texas · Texas Transportation Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Transportation Code § 601.262, DURATION OF IMPOUNDMENT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/572976
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(a) The duration of an impoundment under Section 601.261 is 180 days.
(b) The court may not order the release of the vehicle unless the defendant applies to the court for the vehicle's release and provides evidence of financial responsibility that complies with Section 601.053 and this section.
(c) The evidence of financial responsibility must cover the two-year period immediately following the date the defendant applies for release of the impounded vehicle. The court, by order, shall permit a defendant to provide evidence of insurability in increments of a period of not less than six months.
(d) If an insurance binder is offered as evidence of financial responsibility under this section, the binder must confirm to the court's satisfaction that the defendant is in compliance with this chapter for the period required by Subsection (c).