Texas Transportation Code
§ 545.305 — AUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES
TN § 545.305Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES · Art. G. STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING
Statute text
View on source(a)A peace officer listed under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a license and weight inspector of the department may remove or require the operator or a person in charge of a vehicle to move a vehicle from a highway if the vehicle:
(1)is unattended on a bridge, viaduct, or causeway or in a tube or tunnel and the vehicle is obstructing traffic;
(2)is unlawfully parked and blocking the entrance to a private driveway;
(3)has been reported as stolen;
(4)is identified as having been stolen in a warrant issued on the filing of a complaint;
(5)is unattended and the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the vehicle has been abandoned for longer than 48 hours;
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.176, eff. January 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 857), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 857), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.