Texas Transportation Code

§ 683.012 — TAKING ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE INTO CUSTODY: NOTICE

TN § 683.012Title 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

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(a)A law enforcement agency shall send notice of abandonment to:

(1)the last known registered owner of each motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor taken into custody by the agency or for which a report is received under Section 683.031; and

(2)each lienholder recorded:

(A)under Chapter 501 for the motor vehicle;

(B)with the Federal Aviation Administration or the secretary of state for the aircraft; or

(C)under Chapter 31, Parks and Wildlife Code, for the watercraft or outboard motor. (a-1) A law enforcement agency that takes into custody an aircraft shall contact the Federal Aviation Administration in the manner described by Section 22.901 to attempt to identify the owner of the aircraft before sending the notice required by Subsection (a).

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 720 (H.B. 787), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.