Out-of-State Driver – Reciprocity & Notice Defects
Texas tolling agencies (TxTag, NTTA, HCTRA, CTRMA) have inconsistent reciprocity with out-of-state DMVs. Drivers with non-Texas plates often receive billing notices months/years late, with cumulative admin fees, but Texas has no registration-hold mechanism against non-Texas plates and limited authority to enforce in the home state. Tex. Transp. Code § 372.105(c) requires certified-mail notice to the registered owner — which fails routinely with stale out-of-state addresses. Out-of-state drivers can dispute the entire cumulative-fee structure.
Legal basis
Tex. Transp. Code § 372.105; reciprocity agreements between TxDOT and other states
Sample appeal wording
TO: [TOLLING AUTHORITY] Customer Service RE: Account [NUMBER] / Plate [PLATE] I am the registered owner of plate [PLATE], registered in [STATE]. I dispute all administrative and late fees under Tex. Transp. Code § 372.105. I have no record of receiving certified-mail notice as required by § 372.105(b). I offer to pay the underlying base tolls of $[AMOUNT] in exchange for full waiver of administrative fees, late fees, and any 'habitual violator' designation. Please confirm in writing within 30 days or this offer is withdrawn.
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- Tex. Transp. Code § 372.105
- NTTA, HCTRA, TxTag customer-service policies