Section 2308.251 - Prohibition Against Unattended Vehicles in Certain Areas(a) The owner or operator of a vehicle may not leave unattended on a parking facility a vehicle that:(1) is in or obstructs a vehicular traffic aisle, entry, or exit of the parking facility;(2) prevents a vehicle from exiting a parking space in the facility;(3) is in or obstructs a fire lane marked according to Subsection (c);(4) does not display the special license plates issued under Section 504.201, Transportation Code, or the disabled parking placard issued under Chapter 681, Transportation Code, for a vehicle transporting a disabled person and is in a parking space that is designated for the exclusive use of a vehicle transporting a disabled person; or(5) is leaking a fluid that presents a hazard or threat to persons or property.(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an emergency vehicle that is owned by, or the operation of which is authorized by, a governmental entity.(c) If a government regulation governing the marking of a fire lane applies to a parking facility, a fire lane in the facility must be marked as provided by the regulation. If a government regulation on the marking of a fire lane does not apply to the parking facility, all curbs of fire lanes must be painted red and be conspicuously and legibly marked with the warning "FIRE LANE--TOW AWAY ZONE" in white letters at least three inches tall, at intervals not exceeding 50 feet.Tex. Occ. Code § 2308.251
Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 757, Sec. 11, eff. 9/1/2009.Renumbered from Transportation Code, Section 684.011 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046, Sec. 2.03, eff. 9/1/2007.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728, Sec. 20.003(j), eff. 9/1/2005.Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1995.