Occupations Code § 2303.1545

Sec. 2303.1545. DISPOSITION OF ABANDONED NUISANCE VEHICLE. (a) A vehicle storage facility that holds an abandoned nuisance vehicle is not required to send or publish a second notice and is entitled to dispose of the vehicle on the 30th day after the date the notice is mailed or published under Section 2303.151 or 2303.152. (b) The facility may: (1) notify the department that notices under Chapter 683, Transportation Code, have been provided and shall pay a fee of $10 to the department; or (2) in the alternative, notify the appropriate law enforcement agency and pay a fee of $10 to that agency. (c) A law enforcement agency described by Subsection (b)(2) may sign a document issued by the department. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.627(d), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.