Tex. Transp. Code Section 683.072
Junked Vehicle Declared to Be Public Nuisance

A junked vehicle, including a part of a junked vehicle, that is visible at any time of the year from a public place or public right-of-way:

(1)

is detrimental to the safety and welfare of the public;

(2)

tends to reduce the value of private property;

(3)

invites vandalism;

(4)

creates a fire hazard;

(5)

is an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors;

(6)

produces urban blight adverse to the maintenance and continuing development of municipalities; and

(7)

is a public nuisance.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1073, Sec. 2.

Source: Section 683.072 — Junked Vehicle Declared to Be Public Nuisance, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­683.­htm#683.­072 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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