Bill Text: TX HB2371 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the release of a motor vehicle accident report to a first lienholder of a vehicle damaged in the accident described by the report.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-16 - Referred to Transportation [HB2371 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2371-Introduced.html
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| By: Hernandez | H.B. No. 2371 | |
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| relating to the release of a motor vehicle accident report to a | ||
| first lienholder of a vehicle damaged in the accident described by | ||
| the report. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 550.065(c), Transportation Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| (c) On written request and payment of any required fee, the | ||
| department or the governmental entity shall release the information | ||
| to: | ||
| (1) an entity described by Subsection (b); | ||
| (2) the law enforcement agency that employs the peace | ||
| officer who investigated the accident and sent the information to | ||
| the department, including an agent of the law enforcement agency | ||
| authorized by contract to obtain the information; | ||
| (3) the court in which a case involving a person | ||
| involved in the accident is pending if the report is subpoenaed; or | ||
| (4) any person directly concerned in the accident or | ||
| having a proper interest therein, including: | ||
| (A) any person involved in the accident; | ||
| (B) the authorized representative of any person | ||
| involved in the accident; | ||
| (C) a driver involved in the accident; | ||
| (D) an employer, parent, or legal guardian of a | ||
| driver involved in the accident; | ||
| (E) the owner of a vehicle or property damaged in | ||
| the accident; | ||
| (F) a person who has established financial | ||
| responsibility for a vehicle involved in the accident in a manner | ||
| described by Section 601.051, including a policyholder of a motor | ||
| vehicle liability insurance policy covering the vehicle; | ||
| (G) an insurance company that issued an insurance | ||
| policy covering a vehicle involved in the accident; | ||
| (H) an insurance company that issued a policy | ||
| covering any person involved in the accident; | ||
| (I) a person under contract to provide claims or | ||
| underwriting information to a person described by Paragraph (F), | ||
| (G), or (H); | ||
| (J) a radio or television station that holds a | ||
| license issued by the Federal Communications Commission; | ||
| (K) a newspaper that is: | ||
| (i) a free newspaper of general circulation | ||
| or qualified under Section 2051.044, Government Code, to publish | ||
| legal notices; | ||
| (ii) published at least once a week; and | ||
| (iii) available and of interest to the | ||
| general public in connection with the dissemination of news; [ |
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| (L) any person who may sue because of death | ||
| resulting from the accident; or | ||
| (M) the first lienholder of a vehicle damaged in | ||
| the accident, including: | ||
| (i) a vehicle storage facility that is | ||
| licensed under Chapter 2303, Occupations Code, and is the first | ||
| lienholder of the vehicle; and | ||
| (ii) a towing company that is licensed | ||
| under Chapter 2308, Occupations Code, and is the first lienholder | ||
| of the vehicle. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
