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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of illegally parked vehicles from |
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residential parking permit areas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2308.354(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Under an ordinance of a municipality regulating the |
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parking of vehicles in the municipality, to aid in the enforcement |
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of the ordinance, an employee designated by the municipality may be |
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authorized to: |
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(1) immobilize a vehicle parked in the municipality; |
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[and] |
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(2) remove an immobilized vehicle from a public |
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roadway in the municipality; and |
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(3) request the removal of a vehicle parked illegally |
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in an area designated as a tow-away zone in a residential area where |
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on-street parking is regulated by municipal ordinance. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |