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Every visit filed before you leave the site.

Every vehicle on the lot with who ordered the tow, every hold and owner notice on time, and a release record you can hand an inspector.

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From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.703 notice to vehicle owner or lienholder (Cornell LII), checked Thu, October 29, 2026.

The rules, with where each one came from.

Each date this app counts and each check it runs on a save is listed here with its source and the day we last read it. Where a rule lives in a paid standard, we cite it and keep the same facts in our own layout; we never copy the standard's text or forms.

11

sourced rules in this trade, each read on or after Oct 29, 2026.

Dates it counts

  1. First owner notice due: 1 to 60 days, set on each stored vehicle as its first notice deadline, from the received at the lot.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.703 notice to vehicle owner or lienholder (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  2. Second owner notice due: 1 to 90 days, set on each stored vehicle as its second notice deadline after the first, from the first notice sent on.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.704 second notice; consent to sale (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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What it checks when you save

  1. In Texas, the lot notifies the registered owner and primary lienholder of a Texas-registered vehicle by certified mail within five days, and no sooner than 24 hours after the vehicle arrives.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.703 notice to vehicle owner or lienholder (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  2. In Texas, for a vehicle registered in another state, the lot notifies the registered owner and every recorded lienholder within 14 days.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.703 notice to vehicle owner or lienholder (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  3. In Texas, an unclaimed vehicle gets a second notice between the 15th and the 21st day after the first notice.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.704 second notice; consent to sale (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  4. In Texas, the lot keeps a written record on each stored vehicle: its description, plate and VIN, where and when it was towed and who authorized it, the tow company, and how it left the lot.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.706 documentation and records (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  5. In Texas, a lot may not accept a vehicle unless it keeps a copy of the delivering tow operator's license and the tow truck's cab card.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.706 documentation and records (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  6. In Texas, a release record names who took the vehicle, the identification they showed and its number, and every amount collected by charge.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.706 documentation and records (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  7. In Texas, the lot keeps these records for at least two years after the vehicle is released or disposed of.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.706 documentation and records (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  8. In Texas, each storage lot holds its own license from the Department of Licensing and Regulation.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.200 license required (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  9. Keep each lot's license current. A Texas lot license runs 12 months from the date it was issued.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.209 license terms (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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Asked, and answered from the rule.

How soon must a Texas storage lot notify a vehicle's owner?

  1. In Texas, the lot notifies the registered owner and primary lienholder of a Texas-registered vehicle by certified mail within five days, and no sooner than 24 hours after the vehicle arrives.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.703 notice to vehicle owner or lienholder (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
  2. In Texas, for a vehicle registered in another state, the lot notifies the registered owner and every recorded lienholder within 14 days.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.703 notice to vehicle owner or lienholder (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.

When does a Texas storage lot send the second notice?

  1. In Texas, an unclaimed vehicle gets a second notice between the 15th and the 21st day after the first notice.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.704 second notice; consent to sale (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.

How long does a Texas storage lot keep its vehicle records?

  1. In Texas, the lot keeps these records for at least two years after the vehicle is released or disposed of.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.706 documentation and records (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.

What does a Texas lot record when it releases a vehicle?

  1. In Texas, a release record names who took the vehicle, the identification they showed and its number, and every amount collected by charge.From 16 Tex. Admin. Code 85.706 documentation and records (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.

What it keeps for you.

Stored vehicle

Lot stock number, Year, Make, Model, Color, and more.

Hold

Agency or party placing the hold, Case number, Hold placed on, Hold lifted on, Release contact, and more.

Owner notice

Notice, Sent to, Mailed or published on, Method, Tracking number, and more.

Release

Outcome, Date, Released to, Identification shown, Identification number, and more.

Lot license

State or agency, License number, Expires on, License copy.

What your client receives.

The stored vehicle file, as the app issues it the moment the visit is saved: signed, dated and frozen, with what is next due. This one is filled with invented records so you can read it before you sign up.

Building owners read every report filed to them in one binder, free.

Sample Inspection Co. (fictional) · Tow & Impound Lots

Stored vehicle file

Avery Lund

Lot

Name
Avery Lund
Address
120 Foundry Rd, Springfield
Location
44.05, -123.09

Stored vehicle

Lot stock number
ST-4100
Year
1901
Make
Brackwater Equipment
Model
MO-4100

and 17 more fields

Hold

Agency or party placing the holdCase numberHold placed onHold lifted onRelease contact
Agency or party placing the hold 1CA-4100Sep 11, 2026Sep 11, 2026Release contact 1
Agency or party placing the hold 3CA-4174May 28, 2026May 28, 2026Release contact 3

Owner notice

NoticeSent toMailed or published onMethodTracking number
Notice by publication358 Quarry Ln, SpringfieldApr 22, 2026Registered mailTR-4618
Second notice392 Orchard Way, SpringfieldJan 6, 2026Certified mailTR-4692
First notice120 Foundry Rd, SpringfieldSep 11, 2026Certified mailTR-4100
Notice by publication154 Quarry Ln, SpringfieldMay 28, 2026Registered mailTR-4174
Second notice188 Orchard Way, SpringfieldFeb 11, 2026Certified mailTR-4248
First notice222 Foundry Rd, SpringfieldAug 24, 2026Registered mailTR-4322

and 4 more on the full report

Release

OutcomeDateReleased toIdentification shownIdentification numberProof of ownership or right to possess
Released to owner or agentSep 11, 2026Released to 1State driver licenseID-4100Title
Sold or disposedMay 28, 2026Released to 3Federal photo IDID-4174Title
Transferred to another lotFeb 11, 2026Released to 5State driver licenseID-4248Title
Released to owner or agentAug 24, 2026Released to 7Federal photo IDID-4322Title
Sold or disposedMay 10, 2026Released to 9State driver licenseID-4396Title
Transferred to another lotJan 24, 2026Released to 11Federal photo IDID-4470Title

and 3 more on the full report

Photos

No photos on file.

Next due

Nothing scheduled.

A recordkeeping aid. It does not certify compliance and is not legal advice.

Every name, date and number on this sample is invented.

What Tow & Impound Lots costs.

Free

$0
  • 10 stored vehicles a month
  • 1 person

Solo

$9 a monthFounders price; list $19
  • 200 stored vehicles a month
  • 3 people

Crew

$24 a monthFounders price; list $49
  • 1,500 stored vehicles a month
  • 10 people

Company

$49 a monthFounders price; list $99
  • 10,000 stored vehicles a month
  • 25 people

All-Access

$74 a monthFounders price; list $149
  • 10,000 stored vehicles a month
  • 25 people
  • The same limits in every trade
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