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House Bill 453 |
House Author: Gonzalez Toureilles et al. |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa |
House Bill 453 amends the Transportation Code to authorize a county law enforcement agency to use funds received from the sale of a motor vehicle abandoned as a result of a vehicular pursuit involving the law enforcement agency to compensate property owners whose property was damaged as a result of the pursuit, regardless of whether the agency would be liable under the Texas Tort Claims Act. The bill prohibits a payment for such compensation from exceeding the net proceeds received from the sale of the vehicle, $1,000 per property owner whose property is damaged, or the amount of the property owner's insurance deductible. The proposed payment of compensation must be considered by the commissioners court before a law enforcement agency may compensate a property owner.