Section 2308.353 - Removal Under Governmental Entity's Authority of Unauthorized Vehicle Parked in Right-Of-Way(a) A governmental entity that has jurisdiction over a public roadway and that has posted one or more signs in the right-of-way stating that parking is prohibited in the right-of-way may:(1) remove or contract with a towing company to remove an unauthorized vehicle parked in the right-of-way of the public roadway; or(2) grant written permission to an abutting parking facility owner to: (A) post one or more "No parking in R.O.W." signs along a common property line of the facility and the roadway; and(B) remove vehicles from the right-of-way of the public roadway under this chapter.(b) A sign under Subsection (a)(2) must:(1) state that a vehicle parked in the right-of-way may be towed at the expense of the owner or operator of the vehicle;(2) be placed facing the public roadway: (A) on the parking facility owner's property not more than two feet from the common boundary line; and(B) at intervals so that no point in the boundary line is less than 25 feet from a sign posted under this subsection; and(3) in all other respects comply with Subchapter G.(c) After signs have been posted under Subsection (b), the parking facility owner or a towing company may remove an unauthorized vehicle from the right-of-way subject to the governmental entity's written permission given under Subsection (a)(2).Tex. Occ. Code § 2308.353
Renumbered from Transportation Code, Section 684.053 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046, Sec. 2.05, eff. 9/1/2007.Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1995.