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Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 683.071. Definition and Applicability

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

(a) In this subchapter, “junked vehicle” means a vehicle that:

(1) is self-propelled;  and

(2) is:

(A) wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded;  or

(B) inoperable and has remained inoperable for more than:

(i) 72 consecutive hours, if the vehicle is on public property;  or

(ii) 30 consecutive days, if the vehicle is on private property.

(b) For purposes of this subchapter, “junked vehicle” includes a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft.  This subchapter applies only to:

(1) a motor vehicle that displays an expired license plate or does not display a license plate;

(2) an aircraft that does not have lawfully printed on the aircraft an unexpired federal aircraft identification number registered under Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registration regulations in 14 C.F.R. Part 47;  or

(3) a watercraft that:

(A) does not have lawfully on board an unexpired certificate of number;  and

(B) is not a watercraft described by Section 31.055, Parks and Wildlife Code.

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