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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the content of a notice provided to an owner or |
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lienholder of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 2303.153, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A notice by mail provided under Section 2303.151 must |
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include: |
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(1) the date the vehicle was accepted for storage; |
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(2) the first day for which a storage fee is assessed; |
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(3) the daily storage rate; |
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(4) the type and amount of any other charge to be paid |
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when the vehicle is claimed; |
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(5) the full name, street address, and telephone |
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number of the vehicle storage facility; |
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(6) the hours during which the owner may claim the |
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vehicle; and |
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(7) the facility license number preceded by "Texas |
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Department of Licensing and Regulation [Transportation] Vehicle |
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Storage Facility License Number[.]" or "TDLR VSF Lic. No." |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a notice mailed on or after September 1, 2013. A notice mailed |
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before September 1, 2013, is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before that date, and that law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |