Texas § 686.001 DEFINITIONS.

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§ 686.001 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 686.001

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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 686.001 (2026).

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Sec. 686.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1)"Financial responsibility" means the ability to respond in damages for liability for a collision that:

(A)occurs after the effective date of the document evidencing the establishment of the financial responsibility; and

(B)arises out of the operation of a motor vehicle by an employee of a valet parking service.

(2)"Public accommodation" means any:

(A)inn, hotel, or motel;

(B)restaurant, cafeteria, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises;

(C)bar, nightclub, or other facility engaged in selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises;

(D)motion picture house, theater, concert hall, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment; or

(E)other facility used by or open to mem

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Sec. 686.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Financial responsibility" means the ability to respond in damages for liability for a collision that:
(A) occurs after the effective date of the document evidencing the establishment of the financial responsibility; and
(B) arises out of the operation of a motor vehicle by an employee of a valet parking service.
(2) "Public accommodation" means any:
(A) inn, hotel, or motel;
(B) restaurant, cafeteria, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises;
(C) bar, nightclub, or other facility engaged in selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises;
(D) motion picture house, theater, concert hall, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment; or
(E) other facility used by or open to members of the public.
(3) "Valet parking service" means a parking service through which the motor vehicles of patrons of a public accommodation are parked for a fee by a third party who is not an employee of the public accommodation.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 23.002, eff. March 1, 2004. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190 ), Sec. 98, eff. September 1, 2023.