Texas · Texas Transportation Code

Tex. Transp. Code § 542.4031: STATE TRAFFIC FINE

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

A person convicted of or pleading guilty to a traffic offense must pay an additional $50 state traffic fine, deposited with local or county treasuries and reported to the state comptroller.

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