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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 2308.354. Authority for Removal of Vehicle from Public Roadway

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Under an ordinance of a municipality regulating the parking of vehicles in the municipality, to aid in the enforcement of the ordinance, an employee designated by the municipality may be authorized to:

(1) immobilize a vehicle parked in the municipality;

(2) remove an immobilized vehicle from a public roadway in the municipality;  and

(3) request the removal and storage of a vehicle that is located in an area where on-street parking is regulated by the ordinance and that:

(A) is parked illegally;  or

(B) is parked legally and:

(i) has been unattended for more than 48 hours;  and

(ii) the employee has reasonable grounds to believe is abandoned.

(b) A parking facility owner or towing company may not remove a vehicle from a public roadway except under:

(1) this chapter or a municipal ordinance that complies with Section 2308.208;  or

(2) the direction of a peace officer, a municipal employee under Subsection (a)(3), or the owner or operator of the vehicle.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a vehicle owned by an electric, gas, water, or telecommunications utility while the vehicle is parked for the purpose of conducting work on a facility of the utility that is located below, above, or adjacent to the street.

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