Registration Hold Removal – Scofflaw / OmniBase Removal
Texas allows the DPS/DMV to refuse vehicle registration renewal for unpaid Class C fines via the OmniBase 'Failure to Appear/Pay' program (Tex. Transp. Code § 706.001 et seq.) and for unpaid parking via § 502.010. To remove a hold: (1) pay the underlying obligation; (2) the court issues a release; (3) submit the release to the county tax assessor or pay the $30 OmniBase reinstatement fee. KEY DEFENSE: if you successfully contest the underlying ticket (any ground above), the hold MUST be lifted within statutory timelines and OmniBase fees refunded. Also: § 706.006 lets you challenge the hold itself if the underlying violation is invalid, time-barred, or was never properly noticed.
Legal basis
Tex. Transp. Code §§ 502.010, 706.001-706.009
Sample appeal wording
TO: [Court Clerk] RE: OmniBase Hold Removal — Cause [NUMBER] The underlying citation has been [paid in full / dismissed by hearing officer]. Under Tex. Transp. Code § 706.005, please issue the OmniBase release within 5 business days and notify TxDMV. If the hold was based on an invalid or time-barred citation, I additionally demand refund of the $30 OmniBase fee under § 706.006. Signed: ____________ Date: __________
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- Tex. Transp. Code Ch. 706 (OmniBase)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 502.010 (parking-violation registration hold)
- OmniBase Services of Texas