| 1 | 1 | | 86R1302 BEE-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Sanford H.B. No. 1121 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the recovery of property from certain vehicles stored |
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| 8 | 8 | | at a vehicle storage facility or governmental vehicle storage |
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| 9 | 9 | | facility. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 2303, Occupations Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 2303.162 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 2303.162. RECOVERY OF PROPERTY FROM CERTAIN STORED |
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| 14 | 14 | | VEHICLES. (a) In this section: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) "Governmental vehicle storage facility" means a |
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| 16 | 16 | | garage, parking lot, or other facility that is: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (A) owned by a governmental entity; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | (B) used to store or park at least 10 vehicles |
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| 19 | 19 | | each year. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) "Motor carrier" has the meaning assigned by |
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| 21 | 21 | | Section 643.001, Transportation Code. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) The operator of a vehicle storage facility or |
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| 23 | 23 | | governmental vehicle storage facility shall allow the owner of |
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| 24 | 24 | | property that is left in a vehicle stored at the facility to recover |
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| 25 | 25 | | the property if: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (1) at the time the vehicle was towed to the facility |
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| 27 | 27 | | for storage: |
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| 28 | 28 | | (A) the vehicle was operated by a motor carrier; |
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| 29 | 29 | | and |
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| 30 | 30 | | (B) the property was transported under an |
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| 31 | 31 | | agreement between the property owner and the motor carrier; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) the property owner demonstrates ownership of the |
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| 33 | 33 | | property. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (c) The commission by rule shall determine the documents |
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| 35 | 35 | | necessary to establish a person's ownership of property under this |
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| 36 | 36 | | section. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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