SB 857

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
SECTION 2.  Section 545.305(a), Transportation Code, is
(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
(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
(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;
(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,
(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
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.