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§ 280.002 — AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN COUNTIES TO REMOVE PROPERTY FROM COUNTY ROADS

TN § 280.002Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES · Ch. 280. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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(a)In this section, "personal property" includes personal property of any kind or character, including a motor vehicle.
(b)This section applies only to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.
(c)Except as provided by Subsection (g), a county commissioner may order the removal of personal property by the county from the right-of-way or roadway of a county road if the county commissioner determines the property:
(1)blocks the right-of-way or roadway for at least six hours; or
(2)endangers public safety.
(d)A county commissioner may order the removal of the personal property by the county without the consent of the owner or carrier of the property.

Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (H.B. 1420), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.