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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the personal liability of, and acceptance of service of |
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citation by, an employee of the owner of real property or of a |
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company that manages real property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 250.003, Local |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An individual who is an employee of the owner of real |
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property for which a citation for a violation of a county or |
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municipal rule or ordinance is issued, or of a company that manages |
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the property on behalf of the property owner, is not personally |
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liable for criminal or civil penalties resulting from the violation |
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if the individual provides the property owner's name, current |
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street address, and telephone number to the enforcement official |
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who issues the citation or the official's superior within 24 hours |
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of the citation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 250.004, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 250.004. AGENT FOR SERVICE. The [If the property
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owner's street address is not in this state, the] employee of the |
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owner or management company to whom a citation described by Section |
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250.003 is issued is considered the owner's agent for accepting |
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service of the citation for the violation of the county or municipal |
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rule or ordinance. Service of the citation on the agent has the |
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same legal effect as service on the owner for the purpose of fines |
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against the owner or the property, including a warrant or capias. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |