Amount of Lien

Sec. 70.502. AMOUNT OF LIEN. The amount of a landowner's lien under this subchapter is equal to the lesser of: (1) the fair market value of the motor vehicle on the date the landowner's fence is damaged; or (2) the actual cost incurred by the landowner to: (A) repair the fence; (B) recapture any livestock or other animals that escaped as a direct result of the damage to the fence; and (C) have the vehicle towed from the property and stored. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.