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AN ACT
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relating to the notice provided to an owner or lienholder of a |
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vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility or provided to an owner |
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or operator of a vehicle by a parking facility owner. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 2303.153, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A notice by mail provided under Section 2303.151 must |
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include: |
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(1) the date the vehicle was accepted for storage; |
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(2) the first day for which a storage fee is assessed; |
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(3) the daily storage rate; |
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(4) the type and amount of any other charge to be paid |
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when the vehicle is claimed; |
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(5) the full name, street address, and telephone |
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number of the vehicle storage facility; |
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(6) the hours during which the owner may claim the |
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vehicle; and |
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(7) the facility license number preceded by "Texas |
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Department of Licensing and Regulation [Transportation] Vehicle |
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Storage Facility License Number[.]" or "TDLR VSF Lic. No." |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 2308.252, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A parking facility owner is considered to have given |
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notice under Subsection (a)(3) if: |
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(1) a conspicuous notice has been attached to the |
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vehicle's front windshield or, if the vehicle has no front |
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windshield, to a conspicuous part of the vehicle stating: |
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(A) that the vehicle is in a parking space in |
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which the vehicle is not authorized to be parked; |
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(B) a description of all other unauthorized areas |
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in the parking facility; |
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(C) that the vehicle will be towed at the expense |
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of the owner or operator of the vehicle if it remains in an |
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unauthorized area of the parking facility; and |
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(D) a telephone number that is answered 24 hours |
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a day to enable the owner or operator of the vehicle to locate the |
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vehicle; and |
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(2) a notice is mailed after the notice is attached to |
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the vehicle as provided by Subdivision (1) to the owner of the |
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vehicle by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last |
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address shown for the owner according to the vehicle registration |
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records of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Transportation], |
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or if the vehicle is registered in another state, the appropriate |
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agency of that state. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a notice mailed on or after September 1, 2013. A notice mailed |
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before September 1, 2013, is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before that date, and that law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1053 passed the Senate on |
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April 4, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 22, 2013, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1053 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 134, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |