Notice to vehicle owner or police when vehicle is not towed to place designated by vehicle owner.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 8-114
in effectSec. 8-114. - Notice to vehicle owner or police when vehicle is not towed to place designated by vehicle owner.
If a wrecker driver has accepted a motor vehicle to be towed to a place designated by the vehicle owner, but is unable to deliver the vehicle to the place so designated, he shall inform the vehicle owner immediately as to the reasons why the vehicle was not taken to the place agreed and where the vehicle was taken. If the wrecker driver is unable to so notify the vehicle owner, he shall notify the police department immediately and shall send or cause to be sent notification to the vehicle owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, within 48 hours of the time the vehicle was towed; provided, however, if it is impossible to send such certified mail within 48 hours due to a federal holiday occurring on a Monday, such notice shall be mailed within two hours of the time the post office reopens after the holidays.
(Ord. No. 04-497, § 3, 5-26-04)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH8AUDEAUWR_ARTIIIAUWRSTYA_DIV2AUWR_SDAOPRURETOAG_S8-114NOVEOWPOWHVEISNOTOPLDEVEOWFetched: 10/26/2026