Texas Transportation Code
§ 683.015 — AUCTION PROCEEDS
TN § 683.015Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part H. PARKING, TOWING, AND STORAGE OF VEHICLES · Ch. 683. ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES · Art. B. ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES: SEIZURE AND AUCTION
Statute text
View on source(a)A law enforcement agency is entitled to reimbursement from the proceeds of the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor for:
(1)the cost of the auction;
(2)towing, preservation, and storage fees resulting from the taking into custody;
(3)the cost of notice or publication as required by Section 683.012; and
(4)any compensation made by the agency under Subsection (f) to property owners whose property was damaged as a result of a pursuit involving the motor vehicle.
(b)After deducting the reimbursement allowed under Subsection (a), the proceeds of the sale shall be held for 90 days for the owner or lienholder of the vehicle.
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 304 (H.B. 453), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 720 (H.B. 787), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1181 (H.B. 3422), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 675 (H.B. 1931), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 1190), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 474 (H.B. 2306), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.