79R4783 JTS-D
By: Casteel H.B. No. 1584
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring the operator of a vehicle storage facility in
certain counties to accept a personal check or debit card as payment
for the delivery or storage of a vehicle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 2303, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 2303.158 to read as follows:
Sec. 2303.158. PAYMENT BY PERSONAL CHECK OR DEBIT CARD. (a)
This section applies only to a vehicle storage facility or a
governmental vehicle storage facility located in a county with a
population of 500,000 or more.
(b) The operator of a vehicle storage facility shall accept
a personal check or debit card as payment for any charge associated
with delivery or storage of a vehicle.
(c) In this section, "vehicle storage facility" includes a
governmental vehicle storage facility as defined by Section
2303.155.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.