79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 480, Chapter 1197 Page: 2 of 8
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H.B. No. 480
1 an accident, or recovered after being stolen; or
2 (2) storing a motor vehicle after the date the law
3 enforcement agency authorizes the owner or operator of the property
4 to which the vehicle was taken or on which the vehicle is stored to
5 release the vehicle to the vehicle's owner.
6 (d) This subsection applies only to a motor vehicle taken to
7 or stored on property described by Subsection (b)(2). After a law
8 enforcement agency authorizes the release of a motor vehicle held
9 for an evidentiary or examination purpose, the owner or operator of
10 the storage property may not refuse to release the vehicle to the
11 vehicle's owner because the law enforcement agency has not paid the
12 cost of the towing and storage.
13 (e) Chapter 685, Transportation Code, does not apply to a
14 motor vehicle directed by a law enforcement agency to be towed and
15 stored for an evidentiary or examination purpose.
16 SECTION 2. Sections 2303.155(b) and (c), Occupations Code,
17 are amended to read as follows:
18 (b) The operator of a vehicle storage facility or
19 governmental vehicle storage facility may charge the owner of a
20 vehicle stored or parked at the facility:
21 (1) a notification fee set in a reasonable amount for
22 providing notice under this subchapter, including notice under
23 Section 2303.154(c);
24 (2) an impoundment fee of $20 for any action that:
25 (A) is taken by or at the direction of the owner
26 or operator of the facility; and
27 (B) is necessary to preserve, protect, or service
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 480, Chapter 1197, legislative document, June 18, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth157080/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.