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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 14. REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRANSPORTATION |
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Subtitle A. REGULATIONS RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLES |
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Chapter 2308. VEHICLE TOWING AND BOOTING |
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Subchapter E. LOCAL REGULATION OF TOWING AND BOOTING |
Sec. 2308.205. STORAGE OF TOWED VEHICLES
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(a) A towing company that makes a nonconsent tow shall tow the vehicle to a vehicle storage facility that is operated by a person who holds a license to operate the facility under Chapter 2303, unless the towing company agrees to take the vehicle to a location designated by the vehicle's owner.
(b) A storage or notification fee imposed in connection with a motor vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility is governed by Chapter 2303.
(c) Except as provided by this chapter, Article 18.23, Code of Criminal Procedure, or Chapter 2303, a fee may not be charged or collected without the prior written consent of the vehicle owner or operator.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1034, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1197 , Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005. Renumbered from Transportation Code, Section 643.206 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 , Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2007.