Amend Floor Amendment No. 1 to CSHB 2094 by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 2303.155, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (h), the [The] operator
of a vehicle storage facility or governmental vehicle storage
facility may charge the owner of a vehicle stored or parked at the
facility:
(1) a notification fee set in a reasonable amount for
providing notice under this subchapter, including notice under
Section 2303.154(c);
(2) an impoundment fee of $20 for any action that:
(A) is taken by or at the direction of the owner
or operator of the facility; and
(B) is necessary to preserve, protect, or service
a vehicle stored or parked at the facility;
(3) a daily storage fee of:
(A) not less than $5 and not more than $20 for
each day or part of a day the vehicle is stored at the facility if
the vehicle is not longer than 25 feet; or
(B) $35 for each day or part of a day the vehicle
is stored at the facility if the vehicle is longer than 25 feet; and
(4) any fee that is required to be submitted to a law
enforcement agency, the agency's authorized agent, or a
governmental entity.
(h) The operator of a vehicle storage facility or
governmental vehicle storage facility may not charge a fee under
Subsection (b) to the owner of a vehicle stored or parked at the
facility as a result of recovery of the vehicle after being stolen
if the vehicle owner provides the operator with a copy of the police
report or similar report prepared by any law enforcement agency
showing that the vehicle was reported stolen.