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Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 623.0155. Indemnification from Motor Carrier Prohibited

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person may not require indemnification from a motor carrier as a condition to:

(1) the transportation of property for compensation or hire by the carrier;

(2) entrance on property by the carrier for the purpose of loading, unloading, or transporting property for compensation or hire;  or

(3) a service incidental to an activity described by Subdivision (1) or (2), including storage of property.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) a claim arising from damage or loss from a wrongful or negligent act or omission of the carrier;  or

(2) services or goods other than those described by Subsection (a).

(c) In this section, “motor carrier” means a common carrier, specialized carrier, or contract carrier that transports property for hire.  The term does not include a person who transports property as an incidental activity of a nontransportation business activity regardless of whether the person imposes a separate charge for the transportation.

(d) A provision that is contrary to Subsection (a) is not enforceable.

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