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Tex. Occ. Code § 2303.156

PAYMENT BY LIENHOLDER OR INSURANCE COMPANY

Known as the Vehicle Storage Facility Act

The act spans §§ 2303–2303 (43 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Canal Insurance Co. v. Hopkins (2007)

Most recently applied in Canal Insurance Co. v. Hopkins (October 2007)

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff

(a) A lienholder who repossesses a vehicle delivered to a vehicle storage facility is liable to the operator of the facility for any money owed to the operator in relation to delivery of the vehicle to or storage of the vehicle in the facility regardless of whether an amount accrued before the lienholder repossessed the vehicle.

(b) An insurance company that pays a claim of total loss on a vehicle in a vehicle storage facility is liable to the operator of the facility for any money owed to the operator in relation to delivery of the vehicle to or storage of the vehicle in the facility regardless of whether an amount accrued before the insurance company paid the claim.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.