Texas Statutes
Subchapter F. Unauthorized Vehicles
Section 2308.2565. Vehicle Storage Facility Duty to Report After Accepting Unauthorized Vehicle

Sec. 2308.2565. VEHICLE STORAGE FACILITY DUTY TO REPORT AFTER ACCEPTING UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE. (a) Except for an incident management tow requested by a law enforcement agency, a vehicle storage facility accepting a vehicle that is towed under this chapter shall within two hours after receiving the vehicle report to the police department of the municipality from which the vehicle was towed or, if the vehicle was towed from a location that is not in a municipality with a police department, to the sheriff of the county from which the vehicle was towed:
(1) a general description of the vehicle;
(2) the state and number of the vehicle's license plate, if any;
(3) the vehicle identification number of the vehicle, if it can be ascertained;
(4) the location from which the vehicle was towed; and
(5) the name and location of the vehicle storage facility in which the vehicle is being stored.
(b) A law enforcement agency may request a vehicle storage facility to provide a report, in a manner prescribed by the law enforcement agency, of incident management tows within the jurisdiction of the agency. A vehicle storage facility must provide the report not later than 48 hours after the time the facility receives the request.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 353 (H.B. 3510), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.

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