Sec. 2303.152. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. (a) Notice to the registered owner and the primary lienholder of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility may be provided by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the vehicle is stored if:
(1) the vehicle is registered in another state;
(2) the operator of the storage facility submits to the governmental entity with which the vehicle is registered a written request for information relating to the identity of the registered owner and any lienholder of record;
(3) the identity of the registered owner cannot be determined;
(4) the registration does not contain an address for the registered owner; or
(5) the operator of the storage facility cannot reasonably determine the identity and address of each lienholder.
(b) The written request must:
(1) be correctly addressed;
(2) carry sufficient postage; and
(3) be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
(c) Notice by publication is not required if each notice sent as provided by Section 2303.151 is returned because:
(1) the notice was unclaimed or refused; or
(2) the person to whom the notice was sent moved without leaving a forwarding address.
(d) Only one notice is required to be published for an abandoned nuisance vehicle.
(e) Notice to the registered owner and the primary lienholder of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility may be provided by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the vehicle is stored if:
(1) the vehicle does not display a license plate or a vehicle inspection certificate indicating the state of registration;
(2) the identity of the registered owner cannot reasonably be determined by the operator of the storage facility; or
(3) the operator of the storage facility cannot reasonably determine the identity and address of each lienholder.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.627(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 737 (H.B. 2630), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2005.
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