(a) A licensee commits an offense if he, either personally or through an employee, subcontractor, or agent:
(1) directly or indirectly gives anything of value, other than a sign or notice required to be posted under this chapter, to a private property owner in connection with the removal of a vehicle from the private property; or
(2) has a direct or indirect monetary interest in private property from which the licensee for compensation removes an unauthorized vehicle.
(b) An owner of private property commits an offense if he:
(1) accepts anything of value, other than a sign or notice required to be posted under this chapter, from a vehicle tow service in connection with the removal of a vehicle from the private property; or
(2) has a direct or indirect monetary interest in a vehicle tow service that for compensation removes an unauthorized vehicle from the private property.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) that the private property from which the vehicle is removed is a vehicle storage facility licensed under the Texas Vehicle Storage Facility Act. (Ord. Nos. 19099; 21435; 23106; 24175)