16 Tex. Admin. Code § 85.1003 - Technical Requirements - Storage Lot Signs
(a) Facility information. All VSFs shall have
a clearly visible and readable sign located at the main entrance. The sign
shall have letters at least 2 inches in height, with a contrasting background,
be readable at 10 feet, and contain the following information:
(1) the registered name of the storage lot,
as it appears on the VSF license;
(2) street address;
(3) the telephone number for the owner to
contact in order to obtain release of the vehicle;
(4) the facility's hours, within one hour of
which vehicles will be released to vehicle owners; and
(5) the storage lot's state license number
preceded by the phrase "VSF License Number."
(b) All VSFs shall have a sign in view of the
person who claims the vehicle setting out the charge for storage and all other
fees, which may be charged by the storage lot, including notification and
impoundment fees. The sign may be affixed to the payment window and shall
include all forms of payments the VSF accepts for any charge associated with
delivery or storage of a vehicle. If the sign is affixed to the payment window,
it must be located so it is clearly visible to a vehicle owner at the place of
payment and meet the following font sizes and fonts to produce text not smaller
than 24 points Helvetica or Arial Black for headers and 14 points Helvetica or
Arial Condensed for all body text.
(c) Nonconsent towing fees schedule. All VSFs
shall place a clearly visible and readable sign where payment to the VSF is
made which states:
(1) "Nonconsent tow fees
schedules available on request." The VSF shall provide a copy of a nonconsent
towing fees schedule on request; and
(2) The nonconsent towing fees provided for
viewing and to the vehicle owner or representative must match the nonconsent
towing fees authorized by this chapter or Texas Occupations Code §
RSA
2308.2065.
(d) Instruments accepted for release of
vehicle. VSFs shall have a sign describing the documents that may be presented
by the vehicle owner or his/her authorized representative to obtain possession
of the vehicle. This sign shall list all instruments as described in
§RSA
85.710(a)(3)(A) - (I), and shall also state:
"Affidavit of Right of Possession Furnished Upon Request." The sign may be
affixed to the payment window.
(e)
A VSF must conspicuously post a sign that states: "This vehicle storage
facility must accept payment by cash, debit cards and credit cards for any fee
or charge associated with delivery or storage of a vehicle."
(f) Combination signs. A VSF may combine the
signs described in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), if the combination sign
meets the requirements of each of the separate signs.
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