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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 abandoned |
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motor vehicles, watercraft, or outboard motors to compensate |
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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(f), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) A [county] law enforcement agency may use funds |
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[received from the sale of a motor vehicle abandoned as a result of
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a vehicular pursuit involving the law enforcement agency and] |
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transferred under Subsection (d) to compensate property owners |
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whose property was damaged as a result of a [the] pursuit involving |
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the law enforcement agency, regardless of whether the agency would |
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be liable under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. [A
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payment for compensation under this subsection may not exceed any
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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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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, 2011. |