Ord. 1513 2015-05-18 ORDINANCE NO. 1513
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas,
providing for collection of Scofflaw Fees pursuant to Texas
Transportation Code Section 702.
WHEREAS, It has been and remains the longstanding policy of the City Of
Pearland that the collection of delinquent fees and fines owed to the City is a priority
and to encourage violators to pay their delinquent fees and fines, and
WHEREAS, the City has an interest in collecting the delinquent fees and/or fines
owed to the City pursuant to Section 702 of the Texas Transportation Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Of Pearland is authorized by the provisions of Section
702.003(e-1) of the Texas Transportation Code to impose an additional Twenty Dollar
($20.00) fee when Brazoria County places a registration hold on vehicles owned by
individuals that have delinquent fees and/or fines owed to the City Of Pearland; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of Section 702 of the Texas Transportation Code
have been complied with to add an additional Twenty Dollar ($20.00) fee when Brazoria
County places a registration hold on vehicles owned by individuals that have delinquent
fees and/or fines owed to the City Of Pearland; and
WHEREAS, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP is a Texas law firm that
has developed and maintains the "Automated Assistant Program", which allows
Brazoria County to access the law firm's database to identify if a person is subject to
Scofflaw Fees in the City Of Pearland in cases referred to the law firm, now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City imposes an additional Twenty Dollar ($20.00) ) fee
when Brazoria County places a registration hold on vehicles owned by individuals that
owe the City Of Pearland delinquent fees and/or fines as authorized by Texas
Transportation Code Section 702.
ORDINANCE NO. 1513
PASSED and APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the 11th day of May, A. D.,
2015.
TOM RETll
MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DA'RIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED and APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this the 18th day of
May, A. D., 2015.
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MAYOR
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