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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of auction proceeds from the sale of certain |
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abandoned motor vehicles to compensate certain property owners. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 683.015, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) A law enforcement agency may use funds received from the |
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sale of a motor vehicle abandoned as a result of a vehicular pursuit |
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involving the law enforcement agency and transferred under |
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Subsection (d) to compensate property owners whose property was |
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damaged as a result of the pursuit, regardless of whether the agency |
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would be liable under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code. A payment for compensation under this subsection may not |
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exceed any of the following amounts: |
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(1) the net proceeds received from the sale of the |
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motor vehicle abandoned as a result of the pursuit; |
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(2) $1,000 per property owner, if more than one |
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property owner's property is damaged as a result of the pursuit; or |
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(3) the amount of the property owner's insurance |
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deductible. |
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(g) Before a law enforcement agency may compensate a |
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property owner under Subsection (f) using funds transferred to a |
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county under Subsection (d), the sheriff or constable must submit |
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the proposed payment for compensation for consideration at the next |
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regularly scheduled meeting of the commissioners court. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |