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SECTION 1. Section 2308.455,
Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2308.455. CONTENTS OF
NOTICE. The notice under Section 2308.454 must include:
(1) a statement of:
(A) the person's right to
submit a request within 180
[14] days for a court hearing to determine whether probable cause
existed to remove, or install a boot on, the vehicle;
(B) the information that a
request for a hearing must contain;
(C) any filing fee for the
hearing; and
(D) the person's right to
request a hearing in any justice court in:
(i) the county from which
the vehicle was towed; or
(ii) for booted vehicles,
the county in which the parking facility is located;
(2) the name, address, and telephone
number of the towing company that removed the vehicle or the booting
company that booted the vehicle;
(3) the name, address,
telephone number, and county of the vehicle storage facility in which the
vehicle was placed;
(4) the name, street address
including city, state, and zip code, and telephone number of the person,
parking facility owner, or law enforcement agency that authorized the
removal of the vehicle; and
(5) the name, address, and
telephone number of each justice court in the county from which the vehicle
was towed or, for booted vehicles, the county in which the parking facility
is located, or the address of an Internet website maintained by the Office
of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System that contains the
name, address, and telephone number of each justice court in that county.
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SECTION 1. Section 2308.455,
Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2308.455. CONTENTS OF
NOTICE. The notice under Section 2308.454 must include:
(1) a statement of:
(A) the person's right to
submit a request within 60
[14] days for a court hearing to determine whether probable cause
existed to remove, or install a boot on, the vehicle;
(B) the information that a
request for a hearing must contain;
(C) any filing fee for the
hearing; and
(D) the person's right to
request a hearing in any justice court in:
(i) the county from which
the vehicle was towed; or
(ii) for booted vehicles,
the county in which the parking facility is located;
(2) the name, address, and
telephone number of the towing company that removed the vehicle or the
booting company that booted the vehicle;
(3) the name, address,
telephone number, and county of the vehicle storage facility in which the
vehicle was placed;
(4) the name, street address
including city, state, and zip code, and telephone number of the person,
parking facility owner, or law enforcement agency that authorized the
removal of the vehicle; and
(5) the name, address, and
telephone number of each justice court in the county from which the vehicle
was towed or, for booted vehicles, the county in which the parking facility
is located, or the address of an Internet website maintained by the Office
of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System that contains the
name, address, and telephone number of each justice court in that county.
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SECTION 2. Sections
2308.456(a), (c), and (c-1), Occupations Code, are amended to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by
Subsections (c) and (c-1), a person entitled to a hearing under this
chapter must deliver a written request for the hearing to the court before
the 180th [14th]
day after the date the vehicle was removed and placed in the vehicle
storage facility or booted, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
holidays.
(c) If notice was not given
under Section 2308.454, the 180-day
[14-day] deadline for requesting a hearing under Subsection (a) does
not apply, and the owner or operator of the vehicle may deliver a written
request for a hearing at any time.
(c-1) The 180-day [14-day] period for
requesting a hearing under Subsection (a) does not begin until the date on
which the towing company or vehicle storage facility provides to the
vehicle owner or operator the information necessary for the vehicle owner
or operator to complete the material for the request for hearing required
under Subsections (b)(2) through (6).
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SECTION 2. Sections
2308.456(a), (c), and (c-1), Occupations Code, are amended to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by
Subsections (c) and (c-1), a person entitled to a hearing under this
chapter must deliver a written request for the hearing to the court before
the 60th [14th] day
after the date the vehicle was removed and placed in the vehicle storage
facility or booted, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.
(c) If notice was not given
under Section 2308.454, the 60-day
[14-day] deadline for requesting a hearing under Subsection (a) does
not apply, and the owner or operator of the vehicle may deliver a written
request for a hearing at any time.
(c-1) The 60-day [14-day] period for
requesting a hearing under Subsection (a) does not begin until the date on
which the towing company or vehicle storage facility provides to the
vehicle owner or operator the information necessary for the vehicle owner
or operator to complete the material for the request for hearing required
under Subsections (b)(2) through (6).
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