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Texas
§ 684.031. General Requirements for Sign Prohibiting
Unauthorized Vehicles
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a)(2)(B) and Section
684.034 or 684.035 an unauthorized vehicle may not be towed
under Section 684.012(a)(1) unless a sign prohibiting
unauthorized vehicles on a parking facility is:
(1) facing and conspicuously visible to the driver of a
vehicle that enters the facility;
(2) located:
(A) on the right or left side of each driveway or curb-cut
through which a vehicle can enter the facility, including an
entry from an alley abutting the facility; or
(B) at intervals along the entrance so that no entrance is
farther than 25 feet from a sign if:
(i) curbs, access barriers, landscaping, or driveways do not
establish definite vehicle entrances onto a parking facility
from a public roadway other than an alley; and
(ii) the width of an entrance exceeds 35 feet;
(3) permanently mounted on a pole, post, permanent wall, or
permanent barrier;
(4) installed on the parking facility; and
(5) installed so that the bottom edge of the sign is no
lower than five feet and no higher than eight feet above
ground level.
(b) Except as provided by Section 684.035, an unauthorized
vehicle may be towed under Section 684.012(a)(1) only if each
sign prohibiting unauthorized vehicles:
(1) is made of weather-resistant material;
(2) is at least 18 inches wide and 24 inches tall;
(3) contains the international symbol for towing vehicles;
(4) contains a statement describing who may park in the
parking facility and prohibiting all others;
(5) bears the words "Unauthorized Vehicles Will Be Towed
at Owner's or Operator's Expense";
(6) contains a statement of the days and hours of towing
enforcement; and
(7) contains a number, including the area code, of a telephone
that is answered 24 hours a day to enable an owner or operator
of a vehicle to locate the vehicle.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 684.032. Color, Layout, and Lettering Height
Requirements
(a) Except as provided by Section 684.035, each sign required
by this chapter must comply with the color, layout, and
lettering height requirements of this section.
(b) A bright red international towing symbol, which is a solid
silhouette of a tow truck towing a vehicle on a generally
rectangular white background, at least four inches in height,
must be on the uppermost portion of a sign or on a separate
sign placed immediately above the sign.
(c) The portion of the sign immediately below the
international towing symbol must contain the words
"Towing Enforced" or the information provided by
Section 684.031(b)(4) in lettering at least two inches in
height. The lettering on this portion of the sign must consist
of white letters on a bright red background.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the next lower
portion of the sign must contain the remaining information
required by Section 684.031(b) displayed in bright red letters
at least one inch in height on a white background.
(e) The bottommost portion of the sign must contain the
telephone number required by Section 684.031(b), in lettering
at least one inch in height and may, if the facility owner
chooses or if an applicable municipal ordinance requires,
include the name and address of the storage facility to which
an unauthorized vehicle will be removed. The lettering on this
portion of the sign must consist of white letters on a bright
red background.
(f) Expired
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 684.033. Telephone Number for Locating Towed Vehicle
Required
If a parking facility owner posts a sign described by Sections
684.031 and 684.032, the owner of a vehicle that is towed from
the facility under this chapter must be able to locate the
vehicle by calling the telephone number on the sign.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Phone (800)
800-9470
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