Tex. Transportation Code § 683.002
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE
Texas · Texas Transportation Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Transportation Code § 683.002, ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/573549
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, a motor vehicle is abandoned if the motor vehicle:
(1) is inoperable, is more than five years old, and has been left unattended on public property for more than 48 hours;
(2) has remained illegally on public property for more than 48 hours;
(3) has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in charge of the property for more than 48 hours;
(4) has been left unattended on the right-of-way of a designated county, state, or federal highway for more than 48 hours;
(5) has been left unattended for more than 24 hours on the right-of-way of a turnpike project constructed and maintained by the Texas Turnpike Authority division of the Texas Department of Transportation or a controlled access highway; or
(6) is considered an abandoned motor vehicle under Section 644.153(r).
(b) In this section, "controlled access highway" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.302.