Texas
What is the minimum time before sale/disposal for Texas?
For Texas, minimum time before sale/disposal is the 30th day after the date notice is mailed; statutory citation is Tex. Occ. Code § 2303.157, recorded from its source on 2026-09-28.
(a) The operator of a vehicle storage facility may dispose of a vehicle for which notice is given under Section 2303.154 if, before the 30th day after the date notice is mailed, the vehicle is not: (1) claimed by a person entitled to claim the vehicle; or (2) taken into custody by a law enforcement agency under Chapter 683, Transportation Code.
— codes.findlaw.com, retrieved 2026-09-28
- State
- Texas our reading
- Minimum time before sale/disposal
- the 30th day after the date notice is mailed verified
- Statutory citation
- Tex. Occ. Code § 2303.157 our reading
- Tex. Transp. Code § 683.002 per codes.findlaw.com
- Tex. Occ. Code § 2303.151 per codes.findlaw.com
- Tex. Occ. Code § 2303.154 per codes.findlaw.com
- What makes it abandoned on private property
- has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in charge of the property for more than 48 hours per codes.findlaw.com
- Owner notice process
- The operator of a vehicle storage facility who receives a vehicle that is registered in this state and that is towed to the facility for storage shall send a written notice to the registered owner and the primary lienholder of the vehicle not later than the fifth day after the date but not earlier than 24 hours after the date the operator receives the vehicle. (b) Except as provided by Section 2303.152, the operator of a vehicle storage facility who receives a vehicle that is registered outside this state shall send a written notice to the registered owner and each recorded lienholder of the vehicle not later than the 14th day after the date but not earlier than 24 hours after the date the operator receives the vehicle. per codes.findlaw.com
- Second notice: when it must be sent
- Not earlier than the 15th day and before the 21st day after the date notice is mailed or published under Section 2303.151 or 2303.152, the operator of a vehicle storage facility shall send a second notice to the registered owner and each recorded lienholder of the vehicle per codes.findlaw.com
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What codes.findlaw.com says
(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;
— codes.findlaw.com, retrieved 2026-08-19
What codes.findlaw.com says
(a) The operator of a vehicle storage facility who receives a vehicle that is registered in this state and that is towed to the facility for storage shall send a written notice to the registered owner and the primary lienholder of the vehicle not later than the fifth day after the date but not earlier than 24 hours after the date the operator receives the vehicle. (b) Except as provided by Section 2303.152, the operator of a vehicle storage facility who receives a vehicle that is registered outside this state shall send a written notice to the registered owner and each recorded lienholder of the vehicle not later than the 14th day after the date but not earlier than 24 hours after the date the operator receives the vehicle.
— codes.findlaw.com, retrieved 2026-09-28
What codes.findlaw.com says
(d) Not earlier than the 15th day and before the 21st day after the date notice is mailed or published under Section 2303.151 or 2303.152, the operator of a vehicle storage facility shall send a second notice to the registered owner and each recorded lienholder of the vehicle if the facility: (1) was not required to make a report under Subsection (a); or (2) has made a required report under Subsection (a) and the law enforcement agency: (A) has notified the facility that the law enforcement agency will not take custody of the vehicle; (B) has not taken custody of the vehicle; or (C) has not responded to the report.
— codes.findlaw.com, retrieved 2026-09-28
Sources
- codes.findlaw.comhttps://codes.findlaw.com/tx/occupations-code/occ-sect-2303-157.html
- codes.findlaw.comhttps://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-683-002.html
- codes.findlaw.comhttps://codes.findlaw.com/tx/occupations-code/occ-sect-2303-151.html
- codes.findlaw.comhttps://codes.findlaw.com/tx/occupations-code/occ-sect-2303-154.html