81R4060 JD-D
By: Pickett H.B. No. 548
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the impoundment of certain motor vehicles involved in
the commission of the offense of racing on a highway.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 545.420, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
(i) This subsection applies only to a motor vehicle used in
the commission of an offense under this section that results in an
accident with property damage or personal injury. A peace officer
shall require the vehicle be taken to the nearest garage or to a
garage designated or maintained by the governmental agency that
employs the officer. The owner of a motor vehicle that is removed
or stored under this subsection is liable for all removal and
storage fees incurred and is not entitled to take possession of the
vehicle until those fees are paid.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
covered by the law in effect immediately before the effective date
of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed
before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense
was committed before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.