TITLE: Relating to the authorized removal of certain motor vehicles.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authorized removal of certain motor vehicles.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authorized removal of certain motor vehicles. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Section 545.305, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 545.305. AUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES [UNLAWFULLY STOPPED VEHICLE].SECTION 2. Section 545.305(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (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; (6) is disabled so that normal operation is impossible or impractical and the owner or person in charge of the vehicle is: (A) incapacitated and unable to provide for the vehicle's removal or custody; or (B) not in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle; (7) is disabled so that normal operation is impossible or impractical and the owner or person in charge of the vehicle does not designate a particular towing or storage company; (8) is operated by a person:(A) an officer arrests for an alleged offense and the officer is required by law to take the person into custody; or (B) in violation of Section 521.021, 521.457, 601.191, or 729.002; or (9) is, in the opinion of the officer, a hazard, interferes with a normal function of a governmental agency, or because of a catastrophe, emergency, or unusual circumstance is imperiled. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.