Sec. 683.013. STORAGE FEES. A law enforcement agency or the agent of a law enforcement agency that takes into custody an abandoned motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor is entitled to reasonable storage fees:
(1) for not more than 10 days, beginning on the day the item is taken into custody and ending on the day the required notice is mailed; and
(2) beginning on the day after the day the agency mails notice and ending on the day accrued charges are paid and the vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor is removed.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 720 (H.B. 787), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle H - Parking, Towing, and Storage of Vehicles
Chapter 683 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles
Subchapter B. Abandoned Motor Vehicles: Seizure and Auction
Section 683.011. Authority to Take Abandoned Motor Vehicle Into Custody
Section 683.012. Taking Abandoned Motor Vehicle Into Custody: Notice
Section 683.014. Auction or Use of Abandoned Items; Waiver of Rights
Section 683.015. Auction Proceeds
Section 683.016. Law Enforcement Agency Use of Certain Abandoned Motor Vehicles