|
APPLICABLE CODE SECTION |
OFFENSE
TO BE DISMISSED |
REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET BY
DEFENDANT |
AMOUNT OF DISMISSAL FEE*(for
Brazoria County) |
|
Transportation Code, §502.404(a) |
Failing to Display License Plate
on Front and Rear of Vehicle |
1.
Before D’s first court
appearance |
$10.00 |
|
Transportation Code, §502.404(b) |
Failing to Display Registration
Insignia on Vehicle |
1. Passenger car or commercial
motor vehicle was issued a registration insignia
by the department that establishes that the
vehicle was registered for the period; and
2. The registration insignia was
attached to the passenger car or commercial
motor vehicle before the D's first court
appearance |
$10.00 |
|
Transportation Code, §502.407(b) |
Driving With an Expired Motor
Vehicle Registration |
1. D remedies the defect not
later than the 20th working day after the date
of the offense; or
2. Before the D's first court
appearance date, whichever is later; and
3. D establishes that the
delinquent registration fee prescribed by
Section 502.176 has been paid |
$20.00 |
|
Transportation Code,
§502.409(a)(3) |
Attaching or Displaying a Number
Plate or Registration Insignia for Another
Registration Period |
1. D remedies the defect before
the D's first court appearance |
$10.00 |
|
Transportation Code,
§502.409(a)(5) |
Number Plate or Registration
Insignia has Letters, Numbers, or Other
Identification Marks that Are Not Visible at all
Times In Daylight |
1. D remedies the defect before
the D's first court appearance |
$10.00 |
|
Transportation Code,
§502.409(a)(6) |
Number Plate or Registration
Insignia has an Attached Illuminated Device,
Sticker, Decal, Emblem, or Other Insignia Not
Authorized by Law that Interferes with the
Readability of the Plate |
1. D remedies the defect before
the D's first court appearance |
$10.00 |
|
Transportation Code, §502.409(a)(7) |
Number Plate or Registration Insignia has a Coating,
Covering, Or Protective Material That Distorts
Or Alters Or Obscures The Numbers, Color, Or
Original Design Features Of The Plate
|
1. D remedies the defect before the D's first court
appearance |
$10.00 |
|
Transportation Code, §521.025 |
License to be Carried and Exhibited on Demand |
1. D shows that a driver’s license was issued to D;
2. D shows that the license is appropriate for the
vehicle driven; and
3. D shows that the DL was valid at time of offense |
$10.00 |
|
Transportation Code, §521.026 |
Driving with Expired License |
1. D remedies this defect within 20 working days;
or
2. D remedies before the D's first court appearance
date, whichever is later |
$20.00 |
|
Transportation Code, §521.054 |
Giving Notice of Change of Address or Name |
1. D remedies the defect not later than the 20th
working day after the date of the offense |
$20 |
|
Transportation Code, §521.221 |
Imposition of Special Restrictions or Endorsements |
1. The restriction or endorsement was imposed:
·
because of a physical condition that was
surgically or otherwise medically corrected
before the date of the offense; or
·
in error and that fact is established by the
defendant
2. The department removes the restriction or
endorsement before the D's first court
appearance |
$10.00 |
|
Transportation Code, §547.004 |
Operating a Vehicle that is not Properly Equipped |
1. D remedies the defect before the defendant's
first court appearance (does not apply to
commercial vehicle) |
$10 |
|
Transportation Code, §548.605(b) |
Driving With an Expired Inspection Certificate |
1. D remedies the defect within 20 working days; or
2. before the D's first court appearance date,
whichever is later; and
3. inspection certificate has not been expired for
more than 60 days |
$20 |
|
Parks and Wildlife Code, § 31.127 |
Operating a Vessel With an Expired Certificate Of
Number |
1. D remedies the defect not later than the 10th
working day after the date of the offense; and
2. certificate of number has not been expired for
more than 60 days |
$10 |