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House Bill 2690 |
House Author: Elkins |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Ellis |
House Bill 2690 amends the Transportation Code to authorize a peace officer to cause a vehicle that is being offered for sale by a person who is engaged in business as a motor vehicle dealer without a dealer general distinguishing number to be towed from the location where the vehicle is being offered for sale and to be stored at a vehicle storage facility under certain conditions. Before the vehicle may be towed, a peace officer, an appropriate local government employee, or an investigator employed by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles must attach a conspicuous notice containing certain required information to the vehicle's front windshield or, if the vehicle has no front windshield, to a conspicuous part of the vehicle. The bill authorizes a peace officer, once the notice has been attached to a vehicle, to prevent the vehicle from being removed by a person unless the person provides evidence of ownership in the person's name or written authorization from the owner of the vehicle for the person to offer the vehicle for sale in a manner other than by consignment.