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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice of a person's right to a hearing placed on a sign |
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prohibiting unauthorized vehicles on a parking facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2308.301(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 2308.305, an unauthorized |
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vehicle may be towed under Section 2308.252(a)(1) or booted under |
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Section 2308.257 only if each sign prohibiting unauthorized |
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vehicles: |
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(1) is made of weather-resistant material; |
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(2) is at least 18 inches wide and 24 inches tall; |
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(3) contains the international symbol for towing |
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vehicles; |
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(4) contains a statement describing who may park in |
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the parking facility and prohibiting all others; |
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(5) bears the words, as applicable: |
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(A) "Unauthorized Vehicles Will Be Towed or |
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Booted at Owner's or Operator's Expense"; |
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(B) "Unauthorized Vehicles Will Be Towed at |
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Owner's or Operator's Expense"; or |
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(C) "Unauthorized Vehicles Will Be Booted at |
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Owner's or Operator's Expense"; |
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(6) contains a statement of the days and hours of |
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towing and booting enforcement; [and] |
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(7) contains a number, including the area code, of a |
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telephone that is answered 24 hours a day to enable an owner or |
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operator of a vehicle to locate a towed vehicle or to arrange for |
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removal of a boot from a vehicle; and |
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(8) contains a statement describing a person's right |
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to request a court hearing to determine whether probable cause |
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existed to remove, or install a boot on, a vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2308.302, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (e) and |
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(f), the next lower portion of the sign must contain the remaining |
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information required by Section 2308.301(b) displayed in bright red |
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letters at least one inch in height on a white background. |
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(f) A sign that otherwise meets the requirements of this |
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subchapter meets the requirements of Section 2308.301(b)(8) if a |
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separate sign installed directly above or below the sign contains |
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the statement describing a person's right to request a hearing |
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required by Section 2308.301(b)(8). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2020. |