(a) The owner of a motor vehicle required to collect the tax imposed under this subchapter shall report and send the taxes collected to the municipality or county as provided by the ordinance or order imposing the tax.
(b) A municipality by ordinance or a county by order may prescribe penalties, including interest charges, for failure to keep records required by the municipality or county, to report when required, or to pay the tax when due.

Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 334.113

  • Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle designed principally to transport persons or property on a public roadway and includes a passenger car, van, station wagon, sports utility vehicle, and truck. See Texas Local Government Code 334.101
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The attorney acting for the municipality or county may bring suit against a person who fails to collect a tax under this subchapter and to pay it over to the municipality or county as required.

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