Texas § 2175.908 SALE OR TRANSFER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE.

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§ 2175.908 — SALE OR TRANSFER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE.

Texas § 2175.908

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 2175.908 (2026).

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Sec. 2175.908. SALE OR TRANSFER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE.

(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission or another state agency, including an agency delegated the authority to dispose of surplus or salvage property under Section 2175.065 , may not sell or transfer a marked patrol car or other law enforcement motor vehicle to the public unless the state agency first removes any equipment or insignia that could mislead a reasonable person to believe that the vehicle is a law enforcement motor vehicle, including any police light, siren, amber warning light, spotlight, grill light, antenna, emblem, outline of an emblem, and emergency vehicle equipment.

(b)The commission or another state agency, including an agency delegated the authority to dispose of surplus or salvage property

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Sec. 2175.908. SALE OR TRANSFER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission or another state agency, including an agency delegated the authority to dispose of surplus or salvage property under Section 2175.065 , may not sell or transfer a marked patrol car or other law enforcement motor vehicle to the public unless the state agency first removes any equipment or insignia that could mislead a reasonable person to believe that the vehicle is a law enforcement motor vehicle, including any police light, siren, amber warning light, spotlight, grill light, antenna, emblem, outline of an emblem, and emergency vehicle equipment.
(b) The commission or another state agency, including an agency delegated the authority to dispose of surplus or salvage property under Section 2175.065 , may not sell or transfer a marked patrol car or other law enforcement motor vehicle to a security services contractor who is regulated by the Department of Public Safety and licensed under Chapter 1702 , Occupations Code, unless each emblem or insignia that identifies the vehicle as a law enforcement motor vehicle is removed before the sale or transfer.