House Bill 914, enacted by the 87thLegislature, authorizes a designated municipal employee to request the towing and storage of vehicles that are either illegally parked or abandoned. Parking compliance officers are now authorized to order the towing and storage of vehicles from public right-of-ways, allowing police officers to focus on more serious public safety concerns.
If a municipality has an ordinance regulating vehicle parking, the designated municipal employee may request removal of a vehicle that is parked illegally, or parked legally and has been unattended for more than 48 hours and the employee has reasonable grounds to believe is abandoned.
H.B. 914 took effect September 1, 2021. Read the bill here.