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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 certain |
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abandoned motor vehicles to reimburse law enforcement agencies for |
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compensation paid to 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(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A law enforcement agency is entitled to reimbursement |
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from the proceeds of the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle, |
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aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor for: |
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(1) the cost of the auction; |
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(2) towing, preservation, and storage fees resulting |
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from the taking into custody; [and] |
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(3) the cost of notice or publication as required by |
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Section 683.012; and |
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(4) any compensation made by the agency under |
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Subsection (f) to property owners whose property was damaged as a |
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result of a pursuit involving the motor vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. Section 683.015(a), Transportation Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to proceeds of a sale of an |
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abandoned motor vehicle that takes place on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. Proceeds of a sale of an abandoned motor vehicle |
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that takes place before the effective date of this Act are governed |
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by the law in effect on the date of the sale, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |