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FTC Federal Rule & FMCSA Comments
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 16 CFR Part 464 Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees To Read the FTC register that FMCSA Comments please click the link below. Click Here
New 2024 VSF Rates
REMINDER: Texas Vehicle Storage Facilities your Impound and Storage Fees go up today. To find all the Rules and the new storage fees go to: https://www.ttsa.org/…/05/121323-compliance-manual.pdf Or go to: www.ttsa.org on the Home page scroll down to Resources and you may download the updated VSF Compliance Manual.
TXDOT Equipment Lighting Standards.
2019 Legislative Session now allows for Blue Lights on Tow Trucks. See TXDOT Memo for more information TXDOT MEMO
Texas Tow Hearing Flow Chart
Attached is a flow chart of procedures for a Texas Tow Hearing. Click Here
Boat & Motor Storage Liens – Texas Parks and Wildlife
At the April General Meeting Julie Aronow, of the Texas Parks and Wildlife, gave us valuable information about Storage Foreclosure Liens for Boats & Motors. Click HERE for the handout with procedures. For a closer detailed pdf of the Sold under Statutory Lien Foreclosure Matrix – Click HERE For more information about Boat & Motor […]
TDLR Slow Down Move Over Press Release
TDLR has issued a press release on Texas’s Slow Down Move Over Law. See full release below. SDMO TDLR press release
INSURANCE FRAUD: FLIPPING
A New Species of Insurance Fraud: Flipping How to Identify It, Investigate It, and Prosecute It Michael Shirk, prosecutor for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, has written an article on the procedure of flipping vehicles. You can Click Here to read it.
Do You Know if You’re TDLR Compliant?
Make sure you’re not committing any of the 10 most common violations. Check out the top 10 violations here.
Texas Certification Test Now In Spanish
You can now sign up for a Spanish version of the Study Guide and Certification Test. Go to the Test Registration to sign up.
Attorney General Opinion on Release of Vehicle without proof of Financial Reponsibility
2017 Environmental (Disposal) Survey Click Here to Print Attorney General Opinion August 2015 Impounded vehicle release with lack of financial responsibility. Read full opinion here. SUMMARY Under constitutionally reasonable circumstances, peace officers of the state, including those working for local law enforcement agencies and municipalities, may impound a vehicle to protect the public safety when […]
AG Paxton: Texas Wins Final Judgment in “Overtime Rule” Case
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that Texas, Nevada and 19 other states, won a final judgment from a federal district court ruling that invalidates the U.S. Department of Labor’s unlawful Overtime Rule. The Obama-era edict more than doubled the salary threshold for a worker to be entitled to overtime, which would force […]
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