Texas Transportation Code

§ 683.002 — ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE

TN § 683.002Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part H. PARKING, TOWING, AND STORAGE OF VEHICLES · Ch. 683. ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)For the purposes of this chapter, a motor vehicle is abandoned if the motor vehicle:

(1)is inoperable, is more than five years old, and has been left unattended on public property for more than 48 hours;

(2)has remained illegally on public property for more than 48 hours;

(3)has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in charge of the property for more than 48 hours;

(4)has been left unattended on the right-of-way of a designated county, state, or federal highway for more than 48 hours;

(5)has been left unattended for more than 24 hours on the right-of-way of a turnpike project constructed and maintained by the Texas Turnpike Authority division of the Texas Department of Transportation or a controlled access highway; or

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.157(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 16.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.