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Corpus Christi car registration, emissions and towing rules

Most of Corpus Christi is in Nueces County, and vehicles there are registered through the Nueces County tax assessor collector. Use the county of your own address; TxDMV keeps the list of county tax offices. (source: Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)

Nueces County is not one of the 18 Texas emissions counties, and non-commercial vehicles no longer need a safety inspection. You pay the $7.50 Inspection Replacement Fee at registration, with no test first. (source: Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)

If your car is towed here

Statewide maximums apply unless a local rule sets lower ones. (source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)

If your car is towed from a spot in Nueces County, the tow hearing is in any justice court in Nueces County, the county it was towed from (Occupations Code 2308.453). (source: Texas Legislature)

See tow fee limits, storage fees and registration deadlines.

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