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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consent towing fees charged during a declared disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2308, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter L to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER L. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 2308.551. CONSENT TOW FEES DURING DECLARED DISASTER. |
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(a) A towing company may not take advantage of a disaster declared |
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by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, or by the |
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president of the United States by demanding an exorbitant or |
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excessive price for a consent tow. |
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(b) A county judge may establish: |
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(1) the fees that a towing company may charge in |
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connection with a consent tow during a declared disaster described |
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by Subsection (a) in the county; |
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(2) the maximum amount a towing company may charge for |
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fees, other than tow fees, in connection with a consent tow during a |
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declared disaster described by Subsection (a) in the county; and |
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(3) a maximum amount that a towing company may charge |
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for the following consent tows during a declared disaster described |
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by Subsection (a) in the county: |
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(A) standard light-duty tows of motor vehicles |
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with a gross weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less; |
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(B) medium-duty tows of motor vehicles with a |
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gross weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds but less than 25,000 |
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pounds; and |
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(C) heavy-duty tows of motor vehicles with a |
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gross weight rating that exceeds 25,000 pounds. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |