Sec. 2303.1552. BIENNIAL ADJUSTMENT OF CERTAIN FEES. (a) In this section, "consumer price index" means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.
(b) Each odd-numbered year, the commission, not later than November 1:
(1) by rule may adjust the impoundment fee under Section 2303.155(b)(2) and the storage fees under Section 2303.155(b)(3) by an amount equal to the amount of the applicable fee in effect on December 31 of the preceding year multiplied by the percentage increase or decrease in the consumer price index during the preceding state fiscal biennium; and
(2) if the fees are adjusted under Subdivision (1), shall publish the adjusted fees on the department's Internet website.
(c) A fee adjusted under Subsection (b) is effective beginning the January 1 following the adoption of a rule under that subsection.
(d) If a fee is decreased under this section, the operator of a vehicle storage facility or governmental vehicle storage facility, as defined by Section 2303.155, shall begin charging the adjusted fee on the effective date of the decrease. If a fee is increased under this section, the operator may begin charging the adjusted fee at any time on or after the effective date of the increase.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 996 (H.B. 1140), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation
Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles
Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities
Subchapter D. Practice by License Holder
Section 2303.151. Notice to Vehicle Owner or Lienholder
Section 2303.1511. Vehicle Storage Facility's Duty to Report After Accepting Unauthorized Vehicle
Section 2303.152. Notice by Publication
Section 2303.1521. Certain Vehicles With State of Registration Unknown
Section 2303.153. Contents of Notice
Section 2303.154. Second Notice; Consent to Sale
Section 2303.1545. Disposition of Abandoned Nuisance Vehicle
Section 2303.155. Charges Related to Storage
Section 2303.1551. Required Posting
Section 2303.1552. Biennial Adjustment of Certain Fees
Section 2303.156. Payment by Lienholder or Insurance Company
Section 2303.157. Disposal of Certain Abandoned Vehicles
Section 2303.159. Forms of Payment of Charges