Section 391.125. Injunction to Require Screening

TX Transp Code § 391.125 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 391.125. INJUNCTION TO REQUIRE SCREENING. (a) On written notice by certified mail from the department, an owner of a junkyard that is established, operated, or maintained in violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter shall screen the junkyard in accordance with Section 391.121. If the owner does not screen the junkyard within 45 days of the date of the notice, the department may request the attorney general to apply for an injunction to require the screening of the junkyard.

(b) Under an action brought under Subsection (a), the state is entitled to recover from the owner of a junkyard all administrative and legal costs and expenses incurred to require the screening of the junkyard, including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1999.