Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 548	House Author:  Pickett
Effective:  9-1-09	Senate Sponsor:  Carona

            House Bill 548 amends the Transportation Code to require a peace officer to require a motor vehicle used in the commission of an offense of racing on a highway that results in an accident with property damage or personal injury to be taken to the nearest licensed vehicle storage facility unless the vehicle is seized as evidence, in which case the vehicle may be taken to a storage facility as designated by the peace officer involved.  The bill makes the owner of the vehicle liable for all removal and storage fees incurred, and it specifies that the owner is not entitled to take possession of the vehicle until those fees are paid.