Abandoned vehicles declared a public nuisance per TX Transportation Code Ch. 683. Junked vehicles visible from public view on any property are prohibited with fines up to $200. Junked vehicles removed cannot be reconstructed.
Plano Code §12-191 declares any motor vehicle abandoned per TX Transportation Code Chapter 683 as a public nuisance. Police may seize, store, auction, or demolish abandoned vehicles. Separately, §12-206 prohibits maintaining a junked vehicle in view of the public on any property (public or private). A junked vehicle removed under this ordinance may not be reconstructed or made operable.
Junked vehicle offense: fine up to $200. Abandoned vehicles subject to seizure and disposal per state law.
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