This message is provided to notify you of changes to the Vehicle Towing and Booting law(s).
House Bill 1140 passed by the 86thTexas Legislature, amended Occupations Code, Chapter 2303, relating to fees for vehicles stored at vehicle storage facilities; authorizing fee increases and decreases; eliminating a fee; eliminating a minimum fee. House Bill 1140 and the changes to Chapter 2303became effective June 14, 2019.
House Bill 4170 passed by the 86thTexas Legislature, amended Occupations Code, Chapter 2308, relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 85thLegislature to other Acts of that legislature. House Bill 4170 and the changes to Chapter 2308became effective September 1, 2019.
TDLR encourages all persons interested in the Tow Trucks, Operators and Vehicle Storage Facilities program to review the updated Occupations Code, Chapters 2308and 2303.
The updated rate are available in the rules and can found in Texas Administrative Code 85.722
Impoundment and Storage Fees Update
The 86th legislative session gave the Commission of Licensing and Regulation the ability to adjust the impoundment and storage fees based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Workers (CPI-U) by an amount equal to the fee in effect on December 31 of the preceding year. As of January 1st, 2020, vehicle storage facilities may charge the following rates for storage and impoundment.
Daily storage fee:
Per the 2019 biennial adjustment, starting January 1st, 2020 the maximum amount that a VSF may charge for a daily storage fee is as follows:
(A) Vehicle that is 25 feet or less in length: $20.64.
(B) Vehicle that exceeds 25 feet in length: $36.11.
Impound Fee:
Per the 2019 biennial adjustment, starting January 1st, 2020 the maximum amount that a VSF may charge for an impoundment fee is $20.64.