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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a county or municipality to require |
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removal of graffiti from private property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 250.006(c), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The order or ordinance must require a property owner to |
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remove the graffiti on or before the 10th [15th] day after the date |
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the property owner receives notice under Subsection (a). If the |
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property owner fails to remove the graffiti on or before the 10th |
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[15th] day after the date of receipt of the notice, the county or |
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municipality may remove the graffiti and charge the expenses of |
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removal to the property owner in accordance with a fee schedule |
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adopted by the county or municipality. |
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SECTION 2. Section 250.006(b), Local Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an order or ordinance adopted on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. An order or ordinance adopted before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the order or |
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ordinance was adopted, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |