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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the published notice of auctions of surplus items by |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 263.153, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioners court shall publish notice of a sale |
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of surplus or salvage property in at least one newspaper of general |
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circulation in the county. |
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(b) The notice must be published on or after the 30th day but |
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before the 10th day before the date of the sale. |
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(c) A county that contracts with an auctioneer licensed |
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under Chapter 1802, Occupations Code, or who uses an Internet |
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auction site offering online bidding through the Internet under |
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chapter 1802.002, Occupations Code, to sell surplus or salvage |
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property under this subchapter [having an estimated value of not
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more than $500] shall satisfy the notice requirement under this |
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section by posting the property on the site for at least 10 days |
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[unless the property is sold before the 10th day]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |