Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Texas

I am a college student and I asked a friend to pick me up from class today. While waiting for me in his parents� car in a university parking lot, he was approached by a university parking enforcement officer. Keep in mind that this gentleman was not a university police officer, but merely a university employee. Because the car had previously received numerous university-dealt parking tickets, he asked my friend for his student ID card in an effort to associate the past due balance with a name. Unfortunately, my friend did not have his ID with him. The officer then asked me for my ID to which I complied. Without my consent, the officer transferred the balance associated with his parents� car to my student account. I now have nearly $300 of debt on my account, none of which I own. Is this in any way legal? The university is a state school in Texas.


Asked on 11/08/13, 6:11 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Paul Velte IV Paul C. Velte IV, Attorney at Law

Hell no. Welcome to the world of big government where such things can happen. The statute of frauds, from old England, and now a part of Texas common law, forbids the assumption of a debt of another except in writing. Now, how to correct this bureaucratic nightmare is an entirely different question. Stand your ground. Make them take it to court at some point. It is not your debt and never was. However, you may find, as many do in modern day America, it is cheaper to pay them than to fight them. If you don't like this, I suggest you start voting libertarian, or second best, republican, and NEVER democratic.

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Answered on 11/13/13, 9:31 pm


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