Victor A. Flores, R.T.C.
El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector
500 E. Overland Ave.
Suite 101 El Paso, Texas 79901
Phone (915) 546-2140
Fax (915) 546-8100
ctaxassessor
@epcounty.com

County Tax Assessor-Collector

  • Curbstoning
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  • Problem & Mission
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  • Vehicles sold in El Paso County by curbstoners are frequently purchased from licensed El Paso motor vehicle dealers. Vehicles are purchased by curbstoners claiming to be foreign dealers who purportedly are taking the vehicles to sell in another state or Mexico. In reality, the vehicles never leave the State.
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  • When a consumer purchases a vehicle from a curbstoner the following takes place: There is a loss of revenue to the City, County and State in the form of vehicle inventory taxes (V.I.T.), and sales taxes. The vehicle being purchased, might be a stolen vehicle. There is no protection to the consumer. The consumer may not get a clear title because there is a lien on said vehicle. The vehicle may have been sold for Export Only.
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  • Mission: To enforce the Texas Transportation Code Section(s) 503.00(4), 503.021, 503.024(a)(1), 503.093(a)(1)(2), and 503.04(a)(b) where it is illegal for any person to sell to the general public a vehicle in the public roadway and or a public or private parking lot not intended for said use.