Apply for a vehicle immobilization (booting) service license

1. Complete an application for a vehicle immobilization service license (149KB).
   1. Make sure to include all required materials. Only complete applications will be considered.
   2. Applications must be notarized in Travis County. Our office can notarize the form for an additional charge of $6.00.
   3. The application costs $100.00.
2. Submit your application by email, by mail, or in-person at our office.
   1. By email: Email your application and supporting documents to mobilityservices@austintexas.gov.

   2. By mail: Mail your application and supporting documents to:

      Ground Transportation Permitting Office
      1501 Toomey Rd
      Austin, TX
      78704

   3. In-person: We are currently operating by appointment only. Schedule an appointment by calling (512) 974-7857 or emailing MobilityServices@AustinTexas.gov.
3. Pay the $100 application fee. We must receive your payment before we can review your application. We accept credit and debit card, exact cash, money order, cashier's check and personal check (as long as it is not a temporary check). Make checks payable to the City of Austin.
   1. If you are paying with credit card, you can pay over the phone. Call our cashiers at (512) 974-7857, Monday - Friday between 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. We must receive your payment before we can review your application.
   2. If you are paying with cash, check, or money order, we do not recommend mailing them to us. Please come to our office to deliver your payment. Get directions: 1501 Toomey Rd, Austin, TX, 78704.

Vehicle immobilization licenses are valid for two (2) years. City Code requires that a renewal request be submitted no later than 60 days before the expiration of the operating authority. Please do not submit this request more than 90 days before the expiration of an operating authority.

If the permit is not renewed before expiration, the permit holder will have to submit an entirely new application and await a decision before relaunching their operations around the city.

To renew, fill out the Vehicle Immobilization Service License Renewal Application form (249 KB). Submit the form, supplemental documents, and payment by email, mail, or in-person by following the steps under “Apply for a license.”

Get more information about vehicle immobilization in Austin:

• Current list of licensed vehicle immobilization service providers (157 KB, updated October 2023)
• City Code relating to vehicle immobilization
• Adopted vehicle immobilization rules
• Background information on vehicle immobilization rules