Vehicle Registration Ticket (assessor, home, DMV) - Houston - Texas (TX) - City-Data Forum

Augiec · 08-31-2015, 08:50 AM

So, I got busted Friday on my way home from the gym. I had that sense the Sheriff's deputy was after me when he started moving just after I drove by. LOL

Anyway, I normally get something in the mail, but I never got anything this year. In an effort to get this sorted out, I went online to renew, only to be told that I can't since I have a citation.

It would be awesome if the registration website did as good a job of providing you information on how to resolve this as they do telling you they can't resolve something...

Does anyone know how to get this resolved before going to the court? The court website says: "If you are charged with “driving a motor vehicle with an expired registration,” the court may dismiss the charge if you remedy the defect not later than the 20th working day after the date of the offense or before your first court appearance, whichever is later. You must pay an administrative fee of $10 when the charge is dismissed. Tex. Transp. Code 502.407"

elnina · 08-31-2015, 08:58 AM

Go to the county tax office, and pay in person

https://goo.gl/VGiUq7

azinwood · 08-31-2015, 08:59 AM

I believe you can go to any county tax office to get your registration (particularly if it's expired).

TXDMV.GOV - County Tax Offices

Augiec · 08-31-2015, 09:51 AM

Thanks guys, I was on hold with the tax office and hit refresh to see your responses. I still waited on the phone and the kind woman confirmed that I'll pay $74 instead of $64 since I have a citation. I just need to be sure to tell the person there about the ticket.

Again, wouldn't it be nice for the DMV website to say that? Instead, all it says is that you can't renew online...

elnina · 08-31-2015, 10:04 AM

When you can't renew online for whatever reason, the only other option is to go to the tax office and pay in person.
Like we did before they offered that service online.
Kinda self explanatory.....

Augiec · 08-31-2015, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by elnina

When you can't renew online for whatever reason, the only other option is to go to the tax office and pay in person.
Like we did before they offered that service online.
Kinda self explanatory.....

Again, I pretty much always waited for the thing in the mail. I never had to go to a county tax assessor office in person before. I still think they should create an option where people with tickets could renew online. It couldn't be that hard.

westhou · 08-31-2015, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by elnina

When you can't renew online for whatever reason, the only other option is to go to the tax office and pay in person.
Like we did before they offered that service online.
Kinda self explanatory.....

I used to go to the Kroger customer service counter to pay for it but this year I just paid through the mail.

elnina · 09-01-2015, 03:28 AM

Sure. Those are other options. Good ones. But OP has a ticket , which makes it a bit more complicated. Tax office might be a better choice to get it done the right way.

huma281 · 09-01-2015, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Augiec

Again, I pretty much always waited for the thing in the mail.

Just because you didn't get the registration in the mail, doesn't mean you're not liable for the expired registration. You could've been proactive about it and went online to renew it prior to the ticket or go to the tax office. Instead, you waited until you received a ticket to take care of it. Man up, accept responsibility and take it as a lesson learned.

Also, why do you need the renewal in the mail to remind you to pay for it? The sticker is right in front of your car and you see it every day.

Augiec · 09-01-2015, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by huma281

Just because you didn't get the registration in the mail, doesn't mean you're not liable for the expired registration. You could've been proactive about it and went online to renew it prior to the ticket or go to the tax office. Instead, you waited until you received a ticket to take care of it. Man up, accept responsibility and take it as a lesson learned.

Also, why do you need the renewal in the mail to remind you to pay for it? The sticker is right in front of your car and you see it every day.

Because I'm not some boy scout who looks at the sticker when I get in the car. I was wondering when someone on this thread would get on their soapbox. LOL, I'm surprised it took this long.

I got it taken care of at the tax office near UH Main campus yesterday around 4:00. Fortunately, there wasn't much of a line. I also called the court and made the suggestion about leaving a note on what people in my situation can do, but I doubt it'll go anywhere. I also signed up for email reminders, which is a cool feature you can do from the dmv website.

Going back to your sanctimonious post huma, I genuinely don't get where people like you feel the need to write nonsense like that. Do you think next year around this time I'll think to myself "gee, that huma281 fool said I should 'man up' so I better renew my registration!!!" That's just not how things work.

In short, thanks mom