BEXAR COUNTY – Texas residents who live in any of the counties impacted by Hurricane Harvey are getting a reprieve on vehicle titling and registration requirements.
Gov. Greg Abbott has suspended the statutes related to enforcement of the state’s title and registration laws.
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Law enforcement will not issue citations for expired registration through Oct. 16 for residents who live in any of the 58 counties included in the state's disaster declaration.
"With the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey impacting so many Texans right now, the last thing people should have to worry about is an expired vehicle registration,” Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Executive Director Whitney Brewster said. “This reprieve from the law will allow residents to focus on safety and recovery during this extremely difficult situation.”
Over the next 45 days, the state has instructed law enforcement to only issue warnings to drivers without current registration.
Residents who choose to renew can still do so online at www.TxDMV.gov or www.Texas.gov.
The governor has also extended another requirement for car owners. People who purchase vehicles have 75 days instead of the usual 30 days to have the vehicle transferred into their names.
The following counties are included in the disaster declaration:
| Aransas | DeWitt | Kerr | Sabine |
| Atascosa | Fayette | Kleberg | San Jacinto |
| Austin | Fort Bend | Lavaca | San Patricio |
| Bastrop | Galveston | Lee | Trinity |
| Bee | Goliad | Leon | Tyler |
| Bexar | Gonzales | Liberty | Victoria |
| Brazoria | Grimes | Live Oak | Walker |
| Brazos | Guadalupe | Madison | Waller |
| Burleson | Hardin | Matagorda | Washington |
| Caldwell | Harris | Montgomery | Wharton |
| Calhoun | Jackson | Newton | Willacy |
| Cameron | Jasper | Nueces | Wilson |
| Chambers | Jefferson | Orange |
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| Colorado | Jim Wells | Polk |
