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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice required in connection with possessory liens on |
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motor vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 70.006(h), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(h) Not later than the 10th day after the date the county tax |
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assessor-collector receives notice under this section, the county |
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tax assessor-collector shall provide a copy of the notice to the |
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owner of the motor vehicle and each holder of a lien recorded on the |
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certificate of title of the motor vehicle. Except as provided by |
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this subsection, the county tax assessor-collector shall provide |
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the notice required by this section in the same manner as a holder |
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of a lien is required to provide a notice under this section. |
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Notice under this section is required regardless of the date on |
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which the charges on which the possessory lien is based accrued. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to notice received by a county tax assessor-collector on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. Notice received by a county tax |
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assessor-collector before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect at the time notice was received, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |