(a) The licensee may not refuse to release the vehicle to the vehicle's owner or insurance company due to nonpayment by the law enforcement agency that directed the towing and storage of the vehicle for evidentiary or examination purposes.
(b) Pursuant to 37 Texas Administrative Code §4.16, relating to commercial vehicle rules and enforcement procedures, a commercial motor vehicle stored at the direction of the Texas Department of Public Safety shall not be released until the amount of delinquent administrative penalty assessed against the vehicle owner has been paid.

Source Note: The provisions of this §85.713 adopted to be effective April 15, 2008, 33 TexReg 2931