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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain fees charged for the impoundment and storage of |
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a recovered stolen vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2303.155, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (h), the [The] operator |
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of a vehicle storage facility or governmental vehicle storage |
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facility may charge the owner of a vehicle stored or parked at the |
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facility: |
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(1) a notification fee set in a reasonable amount for |
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providing notice under this subchapter, including notice under |
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Section 2303.154(c); |
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(2) an impoundment fee of $20 for any action that: |
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(A) is taken by or at the direction of the owner |
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or operator of the facility; and |
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(B) is necessary to preserve, protect, or service |
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a vehicle stored or parked at the facility; |
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(3) a daily storage fee of: |
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(A) not less than $5 and not more than $20 for |
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each day or part of a day the vehicle is stored at the facility if |
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the vehicle is not longer than 25 feet; or |
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(B) $35 for each day or part of a day the vehicle |
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is stored at the facility if the vehicle is longer than 25 feet; and |
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(4) any fee that is required to be submitted to a law |
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enforcement agency, the agency's authorized agent, or a |
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governmental entity. |
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(h) The operator of a vehicle storage facility or |
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governmental vehicle storage facility may not charge a fee under |
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Subsection (b) to the owner of a vehicle stored or parked at the |
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facility as a result of recovery of the vehicle after being stolen |
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if the vehicle owner provides the operator with a copy of the police |
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report or similar report prepared by any law enforcement agency |
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showing that the vehicle was reported stolen. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |