TDLR penalty classes for VSF notice violations

How TDLR classifies vehicle storage facility violations and what notice failures cost, from the published sanctions schedule.

TDLR publishes its VSF sanctions schedule and its final orders. The numbers are matter-of-fact and public.

The classes

Class A: administrative and record-keeping issues, the lowest penalty band.
Class B: includes failure to send required notices on time, $500 to $1,500 per occurrence plus probated suspension.
Class C and above: the most serious violations, higher penalties and license actions.

They stack per vehicle

Each vehicle whose notice window slipped is its own occurrence. Recent final orders include repeated notice-failure penalties at small yards, and one multi-count order at $11,500. One missed clock costs more than a year of any software that would have caught it. That is the whole argument; the schedule makes it, not us.

Common questions

What is the penalty for missing a notice deadline at a Texas VSF?

Notice failures are Class B violations under TDLR's VSF enforcement schedule: $500 to $1,500 per occurrence plus a probated suspension, and they stack per vehicle. Published final orders show multi-count orders reaching five figures.