(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle on a county project described by § 284.001(3) if:
(1) an operator of the vehicle has failed to pay a required toll or charge; and
(2) the county provides the registered owner of the vehicle with notice of the unpaid toll or charge.
(b) The notice required by Subsection (a)(2) must be mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle at least 10 days before the date the prohibition takes effect.

(c) If the registered owner of the vehicle fails to pay a toll or charge not later than the 10th day after the notice under Subsection (b) is mailed, the commissioners court by order may impose a reasonable cost for expenses associated with collecting the unpaid toll or charge.